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 ZAYNAB ENIOLA DADA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology | Ogbomosho, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 11 & UNAI 1
" My passion for community empowerment and sustainable development drives my work as a student entrepreneur. The Millennium Fellowship offers an incredible platform to amplify my impact, connect with like-minded change makers, and align my projects with the UNAI principles and SDGs. I am excited to gain new skills, exchange ideas, and turn innovative concepts into tangible solutions that uplift my community. "
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
I am by name Zaynab Dada, a dedicated and enterprising student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, and the founder of Zay’s Atelier Haven, a growing brand offering quality modest wear and other essentials. I'm born and raised in Ogun State, Nigeria, I combine my academic pursuits with my passion for entrepreneurship, community service, and leadership. As an active member of JCI LAUTECH and PHF, I'm committed to initiatives that promote empowerment, creativity, and social impact. I aspires to expand my influence in both business and humanitarian work, contributing to sustainable development in her community and beyond.
