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 MARYAM ODUNOLA SADIQ, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
University of Ilorin College of Health Sciences | Ilorin, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 3
" My passion in public health stems from my idea that tiny changes can have a long-term impact. The Millennium Fellowship excites me because it brings together motivated young leaders to transform ideas into action. I'm looking forward to learning, cooperating, and contributing to healthier, more empowered communities in accordance with the UNAI ideals and SDGs. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Check Your Pressure, Save Your Life Initiative
Check Your Pressure, Save Your Life Initiative is a community-based hypertension awareness initiative aimed at improving early detection and encouraging regular blood pressure checks among everyday Nigerians. Through conversations, mini-sessions, and blood pressure screenings in markets and student communities, the project addressed misinformation, denial, and low awareness about hypertension. The initiative focused on making heart health simple, relatable, and culturally relevant.
About the Millennium Fellow
Maryam Sadiq is a nursing student in her final year at the University of Ilorin in Nigeria who is passionate about improving public health via education, research, and activism. She intends to use the Millennium Fellowship to improve her leadership skills, collaborate with peers, and execute initiatives addressing significant health issues in her community. Maryam hopes to integrate nursing practice and public health policy to affect long-term change in healthcare systems, resulting in increased access, stronger prevention tactics, and better health outcomes in Nigeria and globally.
