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 GRACE OGHENEFEJIRO OKOBE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
University of Benin | Benin City, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 4 & UNAI 6
" "I am excited to be a Millennium Fellow because it is the catalyst I need to turn my personal mission into a sustainable movement. My passion stems from being part of a community where I witnessed how a lack of reading culture limits a child's potential, and I believe that by simply igniting a love for reading, we can empower a new generation to shape a more knowledgeable and equitable future.. This Fellowship will help me sharpen my leadership, expand my impact, and contribute meaningfully to advancing SDG 4—Quality Education.” "
Millennium Fellowship Project: IgniteTheReadingFlame Initiative
In one way or another, I have always found myself naturally helping young ones and even my peers academically in my community and without any thought to receiving a reward for it. Through this I noticed that young people don't like to read and because of this, they miss out on a lot of information. This lack of interest in reading sparked an idea in me, what if i could make reading something kids want to do more often , not just something they have to do for school. That is what my project 'IgniteTheReadingFlame' Initiative is about. My project seeks to increase a passion for reading from when they're little, showing them how awesome it is both for school and just for learning about anything that interests them in the long run. The project is focusing on children younger than 15 years, also parents and teachers who play a vital role in nurturing a reading culture at home and in school. The overall goal is to improve quality education and help to cure ignorance in my community. This would be achieved through awareness campaigns and provision of reading materials and resources that support and inspire the habit of reading.
About the Millennium Fellow
Okobe Grace Oghenefejiro is a promising young pharmacy student at the prestigious University of Benin in Benin-city, Edo State, Nigeria. Grace is dedicated to fostering positive change through education and community impact. Witnessing the educational disparities in her community, particularly the lack of a strong reading culture, ignited her passion for social impact. She believes that by building a strong reading culture, she can help bridge the knowledge gap and contribute to a more equitable and literate society. She has demonstrated leadership by initiating and participating in projects that promote reading culture and inclusivity among students. Guided by humility, Grace values teamwork and embraces feedback as a path to growth. As a Millennium Fellowship candidate, she seeks to expand her “Ignite the Reading” initiative, aiming to inspire peers and communities to cultivate knowledge, empathy, and shared responsibility for creating a brighter future. Grace is motivated by the belief that every child deserves the opportunity to access knowledge and unlock their full potential.
