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 UGOCHINYERE QUEENET IHEOMA-HART, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Nile University | Abuja, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 5, SDG 3 & UNAI 6
" Walking the Talk: Being a Millennium Fellow proffers a powerful opportunity for me to help make the world a better place. I plan to make diligent use of this rare platform to create impact through “THE SHE PROJECT"- which focuses on educating, empowering, and protecting young girls. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: The SHE (Safety, health, and empowerment) project
SHE Project is a gender equality and women empowerment initiative focused on equipping women and girls in public schools across Niger with the knowledge and skills needed to thrive. The project addresses critical issues such as recognizing and responding to sexual abuse, providing comprehensive sex education, and fostering skill empowerment to promote self-reliance and independence.
By creating safe and supportive environments for education, this project seeks to empower women and girls to identify abuse, assert their rights, and develop life-enhancing skills. Through workshops, mentor ship programs, and community engagement, the initiative aims to combat societal stigmas, break the cycle of abuse, and inspire a generation of confident, empowered women ready to lead and create change.
About the Millennium Fellow
Ugochinyere Queenet Iheoma-Hart, born in Lagos in 2003 and raised in Abuja, graduated from Nile University as a medical doctor in 2025. She has special interests in general and trauma surgery, aligning her goals with SDG3.
She was a 2nd runner-up in the Jonathan Louw Design Competition and has participated in multiple medical outreaches.
A natural-born leader, she has served as the senior prefect, chief whip of the senate, secretary electoral committee, and other roles.
Outside medicine, she enjoys music and badminton.
Dr Hart aspires to achieve equitable access to healthcare globally while training future doctors to uphold integrity and passion.
