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 REMILEKUN BLESSING OJURONGBE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
University of Ilorin | Ilorin, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 4 & UNAI 6
" I want to be a Millennium Fellow because I believe in the power of collaboration. My experience in the pharmacy student representative council has shown me that working with like-minded individuals and exchanging ideas can lead to impactful results. The Fellowship will connect me with change makers who share a passion for social change, providing resources and mentorship to scale my Pad Safety Project, which improves reproductive health for young women and girls. It will help me grow as a leader, turning my weaknesses into strengths and enabling me to create meaningful, lasting impact in my community and beyond. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Girl Thrive
The Girl Thrive Project is an awareness and empowerment program that centers on Menstrual Health, Mental health and Career awareness. It targets female secondary school students in Kwara state between the age of 13 and 19. These are young girls who are just beginning to navigate puberty, identity, confidence, and their early dreams yet many of them do so with limited information and very little guidance.
We serve them because we believe that girls deserve more than silence around their bodies, more than shame around menstruation, and more than fear around their futures. We want them to feel seen, heard, and equipped to thrive in their body, mind, and future.
Key metrics for accomplishment 1. Created awareness about menstrual health and Career awareness.
2. Encourage a more open engagement on menstrual and reproductive health.
About the Millennium Fellow
OJURONGBE, Remilekun Blessing is a dedicated 500-level pharmacy student at the University of Ilorin. Growing up in a low-income family with three sisters, Blessing became deeply aware of the challenges young women face regarding access to feminine hygiene. She is the founder of the Pad Safety Project, an initiative educating girls on menstrual health and hygiene. Driven by her personal experiences and commitment to women’s health, Blessing aspires to use her pharmacy training to empower her community and advance gender equality, contributing to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
