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 BARAKAT KOFOWOROLA AFOLABI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology | Ogbomosho, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 5 & UNAI 6

" Being a Millennium Fellow excites me because it connects me with like-minded young leaders and gives me tools to create real change. I do this work because I believe that empowering young people and protecting children can transform communities and shape a better future for everyone. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Flow Without Fear
Description: Flow Without Fear is a project that targets adolescence/secondary school girls at rural communities or public secondary schools. It’s all about educating and helping girls in these underserved communities learn about their periods in a healthy, open way, and making sure they have what they need to manage them safely. Many girls miss school during their periods because they can’t afford pads or feel embarrassed about it. I want to solve this problem by organizing interactive and fun workshops, where we talk honestly about menstrual health, particularly the alarm symptoms that could be indicative of disease processes of female reproductive system; clear up common myths, and teach how to make reusable pads. We’ll also give out reusable pad kits and train some active students to keep the teaching going and provide them a means they could contact us even after the project ends. This project is in-line with SDGs (3 & 5).
About the Millennium Fellow
Afolabi Barakat is a 200-level medical student passionate about youth leadership and community impact. She engages in initiatives promoting education, gender equality, and child protection through NIMSA and UNICEF projects. By combining volunteering, advocacy, and storytelling, Afolabi inspires young people to take action, fostering inclusive communities and driving meaningful social change locally and globally.









