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 AKLIL GEBREMEDHIN GEBREEGZIABHER, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Mekelle University | Mekelle, Ethiopia | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 10 & UNAI 3
" Empathy and resilience shaped by my medical training and community service drive my work in public health. The fellowship program will strengthen my ability to lead collaboratively, align my project on hiv awareness creation with UNAI principles and SDG 3. I'm excited to amplify my impact by engaging diverse voices, dismantling stigma and building healthier more informed communities in post conflict tigray. "
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
Aklil Gebremedhin Gebreegziabher is a dedicated 4th year medical student at Mekelle University in Ethiopia. He is passionate about his community health and social impact. Born and raised in tigray, He witnessed the effects of conflict on health care access, inspiring him to co-found the Tigray Hiv awareness project. As class representative he fosters collaboration and problem solving among peers. with the leadership and mindfulness training he took along with hospital volunteering and team management. He is committed to advancing sustainable developmental goal 3 through education, advocacy and inclusive leadership.
