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 ELIZABETH ADEBANKE AYOOLA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology | Ogbomosho, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 11 & UNAI 1
" I believe education is the bridge to equity—it has the power to break cycles of poverty and open doors to opportunity. As a Millennium Fellow, I am excited to amplify my voice and work alongside others to create meaningful opportunities for underprivileged children who are often left behind. This Fellowship gives me the chance to transform my passion for education into action that inspires hope and lasting change. "
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
Ayoola Elizabeth Adebanke is a young, passionate and dedicated girl. She was born in Lagos state, Nigeria but currently studying Nursing at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo state. She is passionate about setting a solid foundation for young children and teenagers. One of the very important things a child needs is quality education which is not efficient in Nigeria. A lot of children and teenagers lack education not to mention quality education. She plans to go out there and make a change even in the littlest way. She has strong faith in the educational system and believes even from our small places we can do wonderful things.
