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 ROQEEBAT KIKELOMO AWODE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Lagos State University Ikeja | Ikeja, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 3
" I am excited to join the Millennium Fellowship because it offers a unique platform to connect with like-minded change makers, gain new perspectives, and strengthen my capacity to drive sustainable health initiatives. As an advocate for SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being, I believe that health is the foundation for progress in all other Sustainable Development Goals. The Fellowship will equip me with the leadership skills, global network, and collaborative opportunities needed to design and implement impactful preventive health projects. By applying what I learn, I aim to expand my outreach, engage more communities, and create lasting change in health awareness and access, both locally and beyond. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Project Red Hope
Project Red Hope is a collective initiative of the LASUCOM Millennium Fellows, designed to address the challenge of blood shortage in Nigeria and to promote the culture of voluntary blood donation among individuals.
To achieve its objectives, Project Red Hope was executed in two major phases:
Phase 1 – Online Awareness Webinar:
We organized a virtual sensitization program during which a haematology specialist and the executive Secretary of the blood transfusion service in our state was invited to discuss the realities of blood scarcity in Nigeria, its consequences, and the vital role of consistent blood donation. The webinar also highlighted myths and misconceptions surrounding blood donation while encouraging participants to become regular voluntary donors.
Phase 2 – Blood Donation Drive:
Following the awareness phase, we organized a blood donation exercise in collaboration with the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service during which we were able to collect 88 pints of blood from student and staff of the college.
About the Millennium Fellow
Roqeebat Kikelomo Awode is a dedicated, young, and globally health-driven fifth-year nursing student at Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja, Lagos. Passionate about promoting good health and well-being in line with SDG 3, she focuses on preventive health services, believing that prevention is better than cure. Roqeebat actively champions the health of her community, recognizing that well-being impacts all other Sustainable Development Goals. She sees the Millennium Fellowship as an opportunity to expand her impact, apply her skills to a greater cause, and contribute meaningfully to global health advancement.
