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 DIVINE ADEKANYINSOLA AJIKOBI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
University of Ilorin College of Health Sciences | Ilorin, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 3
" I am very excited to be a part of the Millennium Fellowship because it will help me gain more experience in societal advocacy and social impact. It also provides an opportunity for me to develop both interpersonal and intrapersonal. These anticipated developments will be given back to the society through improved societal advocacy and social impact, well aligned with UNAI principles and SDGs. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Happy Haemoglobin, Happy Minds Initiative
Happy Haemoglobin, Happy Minds Initiative is a health awareness initiative aimed at improving understanding of blood health and its impact on mental wellbeing, particularly among individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD) and their loved ones. Accessible educational fliers, raising awareness about sickle cell anaemia was shared via WhatsApp, with the aim of reaching young people in familiar and trusted spaces.
A Google Form was developed to assess awareness of SCD and the emotional experiences of affected individuals and their loved ones, helping to inform the project’s approach and support scalability. Collaboration efforts were initiated by reaching out to three sickle cell organisations. Although two of these organisations failed to respond, I am currently in active discussions with the CEO of the Damilola Sickle Cell Foundation. Once this partnership is finalised, the project will connect individuals living with SCD to the foundation for psychosocial support.
By combining awareness campaigns with practical outreach and partnerships, the project empowers communities to better understand blood health, recognise early signs of SCD-related mental challenges, and access to appropriate support networks
About the Millennium Fellow
Ajikobi Divine Adekanyinsola is a young, focused and goal driven female. She is currently an anatomy student at the University of Ilorin COHS Campus. She is a passionate Nigerian, who has always been an advocate for mental health awareness and sickle cell eradication. Both formally and informally, she finds a way to create awareness on these areas of interest in order to promote good health and wellbeing and also reduce inequalities by reducing discrimination. She carries out all these through her continuous advocacy and awareness campaigns.
