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 AFOMIYA NIGUSE ASAYEHEGN, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Mekelle University | Mekelle, Ethiopia | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 10 & UNAI 3
" The Millennium Fellowship aligns with my values of leadership, service and positive impact, offering a platform to scale my advocacy against gender based violence and support for education and charity.
I aim to empower girls and women, promote gender equality, and provide practical support,to build skills to lead sustainable projects that protect and uplift women. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Tigray HIV Awareness Project
After the war in Tigray, many people are getting infected with HIV and most of them don't even know it. Others who were on treatment before the war have also stopped going to clinics. So we want to raise awareness about hiv, what it is, how it spreads, and how it is treated to help people feel safe, informed and also supported to get tested or return to care. We will do this through campaigns in schools, community discussions, and by working with local health workers. Our goal is to increase understanding, reduce fear, clear up misunderstandings, and help people live healthy lives with the right treatment.
About the Millennium Fellow
Afomiya Niguse is a social work and marketing management student at Mekelle college of Law and Business Campus.
Born in Mekelle, Ethiopia, she is pursuing her studies there. Her passion began in grade four, inspired by her mother's resilience and dedication to helping women.Afomiya champions feminist values and actively combats gender-based violence. In high school, she supported peers by distributing menstruation pads, offering guidance, and promoting normalcy . She also engages in charity work and serves as a member of Mekelle University, dedicated to empowering others and making a difference.
