ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2023
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. 44,000+ student leaders from 3,300+ campuses across 170+ nations applied to join the Class of 2023. 260+ campuses worldwide (just 9%) in 38 countries were selected to host 4,000+ Millennium Fellows for the Class of 2023.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT MARY MACHARIA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2023.
Maseno University | Maseno, Kenya | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 9 | Emerging Technologist
Millennium Fellowship Project: In through his eyes
I collaborated with a fellow from our campus in spearheading a project called in through his eyes which focuses on SDG3, good health and we'll being of people at all ages. Our target group is young me preferably the age of 21 to 25, this is to help curb the rate of suicide in campuses, we feel like men don't engage more in talks surrounding mental health, many feel like opening up is a weakness, we are here to change the narrative in an interesting way, through games that trigger this mental health talk and also podcasts where men can openly discuss their issues without feeling like they are being judged, here they can use pet names to hide their identity if it makes them feel safe sharing.
About the Millennium Fellow
Mary Macharia is a senior student at Maseno university main campus situated at the border of vihiga and kisumu counties in Kenya. . She dedicated her time in peer counseling, this way she is able to listen to her colleges going through hard times and show them that there is someone out there who cares, through the peer counseling group, they have been able to reduce the suicide cases at their campus. She take a major in Bachelor of Arts History and Archaeology, when she graduates, she plans to take a masters in forensic archaeology, this is to encourage other aspiring young archaeologist out there that they can become anyone they want to be in this field.
