ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2025
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 60,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2025 on 7,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 290+ campuses worldwide (less than 5%) were selected to host the 4,500+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT RUTH AYOMIDE AFESOJAYE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
University of Ibadan | Ibadan, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 5 & UNAI 3
" Two heads are better than one, they say. Being a Millennium Fellow affords me the platform to connect with like-minded individuals to actualize projects on specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which I have always loved. This fellowship will also provide mentorship opportunities for me, enabling me to have access to experts in this field. Finally, I am excited to widen my horizon through this fellowship. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Awareness Creation of SDGs
Creation of Awareness on SDGs is my MCN project in which I focused on SDG3 and by extension, SDG5. I created awareness on the dangers of FGM and it being void of any advantages. I went to Abadina College, with other fellows to discuss this, reaching about 100 secondary students. Also, I went to different rooms in my hostel of over 1500 students, reaching over 50 female students. I am positive that my project convinced a large number of them to desist from FGM in all forms.
About the Millennium Fellow
Ruth Afesojaye is a goal-oriented and promising young girl. She is a law student at the Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. She was born in Akure, Ondo State. From a tender age, Ruth has had an interest in medical law as well as sexual and reproductive health rights law. She is currently in various organizations, taking several courses and undergoing mentorship to proffer real-life solutions to unjust practices like FGM, child marriage, and medical negligence. She intends to press on and keep up this noble cause in the future in a bid to liberate the vulnerable.
