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 DEBORAH MONIJESU ADESANYA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology | Ogbomosho, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 5 & UNAI 3
" Creativity and Advocacy are two major things I'm passionate about. But I want to be sure I'm making the ultimate use of my passion and art. I believe the skills I will gain from this fellowship will make me more grounded as a creative and mental health advocate and will cause a drastic change in my approach to social impact. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Flow Without Fear
*PROJECT TITLE: 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
Deborah Adesanya is a young, vibrant creative with a strong passion for mental health advocacy and purposeful living. As a spoken word artist, she uses her art to speak life and inspire people, showing that a wholesome life after trauma is possible. This is also a core aspect of her advocacy.
Deborah’s Core Beliefs:
-Anyone can live a wholesome life after trauma.
-Everyone exists for a purpose, and nothing brings true fulfillment except walking in that purpose.
-Everyone can love genuinely and unconditionally.
- The price of destiny is always worth the prize.
These beliefs fuel her passion for healing, purpose, growth, and love. Deborah is currently an undergraduate student of Chemistry at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria. She plans to further her education in Psychology, Mental Health Counseling and Advocacy, and Emotional Healing. Her vision is to impact young individuals starting with her immediate community, then expanding to her city, nation, Africa, and beyond. She hopes to inspire, equip, and empower others to rise above pain and trauma, live purposefully, grow intentionally, and love unconditionally.
