ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2022
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. Over 31,000 young leaders on 2,400+ campuses across 140+ nations applied to join the Class of 2022. 200+ campuses worldwide (just 8%) were selected to host the 3,000+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT BADEKALE SAMUEL AKINADE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
University of Lagos | Lagos, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 2
" Having had low self-esteem which led to me having imposter syndrome and social anxiety disorder, I knew the struggles and wanted to help every student with a similar condition. Hence, the birth of Student's Mental Health Advocates(SMA). I can't wait to work on the project in the Millennium Fellowship as I will get the necessary skills in taking my social impact to the next level and also have a successful project. I look forward to the next few months "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Students Mental Health Advocates
Students Mental Health Advocates is a platform birthed out of the need to attend to the mental health of students within the university community. WHO estimates that fewer than 10 percent of mentally ill Nigerians have access to the care they need. This also applies to students within the campus community. Quite a several students within
the community have gone through one mental illness or the other but have no one they could speak up to or no campus student group they could express themselves to. SMA comes to fill the gap. The Students Mental health advocates is dedicated to educating, providing support and creating awareness on the mental health of students within the university community.
About the Millennium Fellow
Badekale Samuel Akinade is a 300-level undergraduate student at the Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, University of Lagos, Nigeria. Samuel's life dream has always been to help people and make an impact in their lives. This has driven him to become a Millennium Fellow. He hopes to make the world a better place both academically and socially. His first project is tackling the stigma students with mental health issues face and helping them reach the optimum mental wellness they desire.
