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 VERLERY AKINYI OTIENDE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
University of Nairobi CHS | Nairobi, Kenya | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 6
" "I look forward to gain and share insight on effective ways to bring about social impact especially on the topic of mental health. Mental health issues are not talked about enough in my country even though many struggle with them." "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Mental Health kwa Highschoolers
The project is about creating awareness on matters mental health to students at a young age and equipping them with tools to take care of themselves and those around them.
About the Millennium Fellow
Verlery Akinyi Otiende is a medical student at the University of Nairobi (College of Health Sciences), Kenya. She has always wanted to be part of the solution to the problems faced by her society and this together with her love for science, especially that concerning the functioning of the human body, has led to her currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in medicine to help with the shortage of medical doctors in her country. She seeks to empower the members of her community to take care of their health by engaging with them at the community level and educating them.
