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 BLESSING IKEOLUWA OMOTOSO, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology | Ogbomosho, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 11 & UNAI 1
" I am excited to be a Millennium Fellow because it offers a unique platform to learn, collaborate and take meaningful action on pressing societal issues. I am driven by the belief that small, intentional acts of service can inspire lasting change in communities. This Fellowship allows me to refine my leadership skills, connect with passionate peers, and translate my ideas into tangible impact. For me, the work I do is not just about addressing problems . it’s about empowering people to be part of the solution. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: awaClinic
awaClinic (Awareness and Access to a Clinic) is a mobile healthcare initiative dedicated to bringing quality health education and routine screenings to underserved communities and busy workplaces across Nigeria. Many people delay care due to ignorance, harmful health myths, or tight schedules. awaClinic bridges this gap by offering on-site medical services; blood pressure checks, glucose tests, hepatitis screening, and more, while also debunking dangerous health beliefs, like reliance on harmful herbal remedies. Each visit ends with referrals to nearby primary healthcare centers, ensuring long-term care and follow-up. Whether in rural areas or city offices, awaclinic brings the hospital to the people.
This project is a subsidiary of an already existing Mother-Project — awaHealth — a crowdsourcing platform that unites donors, volunteers, and healthcare providers to empower underserved communities by connecting them with the health resources they deserve. This empowers communities to take ownership of their health. On this platform, Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) and project creators can also submit healthcare initiatives and projects which can be funded in a collective effort.
About the Millennium Fellow
Omotoso Blessing Ikeoluwa is a medical student at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Nigeria, passionate about healthcare advocacy and community service. He serves as the Preclinical Academic Coordinator and Vice President 2 of LAUMSA, where he fosters academic excellence and student engagement. Through his project, the Initiative for Diabetes Awareness and Prevention (IDAP), he aims to educate communities on diabetes prevention and its complications. Blessing combines his leadership experience, volunteerism, and medical training to promote health literacy and inspire change.
