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 EMMANUEL OLUWAFEMI LAFENWA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology | Ogbomosho, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 5 & UNAI 6
" Through my work in engineering, innovation, and social impact, I've seen how the right technology can change lives. I'm excited to join the Millennium Fellowship to build scalable solutions that reach and transform underserved communities. "
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
Emmanuel Lafenwa is an innovator and social impact advocate passionate about leveraging technology to address pressing societal challenges. He is the architect of Automed (a smart medication dispenser), SAOT (a sustainable agriculture technology), and Marine SOS (a citizen-powered marine reporting tool). A Bridge Fellow and AfCFTA National Champion, Emmanuel was Runner-Up at the Flour Mills Innovation 4.0 and Second Runner-Up at the NSE FOIF Design Challenge.
He is currently a Mechanical Engineering student at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology. He is also a Mechanical Designer at Tranos, where he designs mechanical products for the telecom, oil & gas and power industries in Nigeria. He is dedicated to building inclusive and sustainable solutions for Africa.
