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 TESLIMAH IYABODE EGBERONGBE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Lagos State University Ikeja | Ikeja, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 3
" My thirst for expression and stability are the driving force to my thoughts, words and actions. The Millennium Fellowship is a chance to take my advocacy further and grow with like minded change makers. I look forward to learning and expanding all the ways my skills and position could positively impact my community and by extension, global sustainability. "
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
Teslimah Egberongbe is a medical student at Lagos State University College of Medicine and a multitalented creative writer—poet and essayist. She has organized and participated in several outreaches and sensitization programs, finding fulfillment in giving back to the community, especially in preventing avoidable harm. Committed to raising awareness and protecting the younger generation against sexual harassment, Teslimah is eager to share her eloquence, passion, and experience globally, build meaningful relationships, and contribute to the world’s sustainable goals.
