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 JENNIFER CHINYERE ORLU-ORLU, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
University of Port Harcourt | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 6
" "The desire for continuous learning and growth is my drive for seeking out opportunities like this. The Millennium Fellowship provides a good platform for young people like me to expand their vision, dream big and pursue their dreams in order to create greater impact in the society. The exposure, skills and experiences I will gain from being a Millennium Fellow will help me set and achieve greater goals that will be more alligned with SDG's and the UNAI." "
Millennium Fellowship Project: The Mentis Project
The mentis project is bordered on eradicating the stigma attached to mental ailments
in my country.There is still a lot of stigma because many believe mental illnesses are
caused by spiritual forces.I'll achieve this by sensitizing people especially young
people about the different mental illnesses and how to identify them.I will also make
them comfortable expressing their thoughts and emotions so as to detect mental
disorders if any.
I would also want to be a mediator between mental health specialists (such as
psychiatrists and psychologists) and patients through which they can get standard
consultation at reduced or no cost.
Lastly,I would advocate for the government to care for schizophrenics roaming the
streets through this project.
We also started an online campaign on mental health and we are using that to create awareness about the importance of mental health consciuosness and to commemmorate the World mental Health Day on the 10th of October
About the Millennium Fellow
Jennifer Orlu-Orlu is a 400Level Nursing student of the University of Port Harcourt. She is Nigerian. She is passionate about protection of civil rights and wellbeing of her people especially in health, human capital development and capacity building. She sees these as tools for cubbing the high crime rate in her soceity.
She has successfully organised various programs in health, skill acquisition, education and social justice.
Through her outstanding leadership qualities and by employing the help of well meaning individuals, she has encouraged so many youths to become the best of themselves.
She intends to continue creating these ripples of joy by carrying out these advocacies and providing her own contribution in the development of the United Nation's sustainable goals.
