ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2024
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 52,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2024 on 6,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 280+ campuses worldwide (just 5%) were selected to host the 4,000+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT SSENGOOBA YUNUSU, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Kyambogo University | Kampala, Uganda | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 4 & UNAI 3
" I am profoundly passionate about advocating for health and well-being as a mental health counselor. I am also committed to solution-based leadership that fuels my work. Being a Millennium Fellow offers an unparalleled opportunity to enhance knowledge and skills into practical service delivery to the people in my community and the world at Large. This fellowship will empower me to deepen my impact in addressing mental health disorders through providing professional counseling and guidance, aligning with global development goals and creating tangible positive change in communities. I am eager to be part of a global solution network, working collectively to tackle global issues and make the world a better place to live in through networking with the global youth platform and accessing social learning opportunities, I look forward to learning from diverse perspectives and experiences, further strengthening my ability to contribute meaningful to the community. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Enhancing Mental Health Well being in Schools
Providing school-based mental health services to students. These include providing mental health education to increase awareness, establishing school mental health clubs to encourage peer-to-peer support and collaborating with schools to develop school mental health programmes.
About the Millennium Fellow
Ssengooba Yunusu is a dedicated mental health counselor. He holds a bachelor's degree in Guidance and Counseling from Kyambogo University. He has earned certificates in Mental Health, Recovery ,Social Inclusion, Women Empowerment and Gender Equality for Sustainable Development. He is a volunteer mental health counselor at Butabika National Mental Referral Hospital in Uganda and the founder of the Consortium For Counselling Uganda, Yunusu is committed to addressing mental health disorders through providing professional counseling and guidance services. He also serves as the Campus Ambassador for the American Psychological Association at Kyambogo University 2024. He is a member of the International Society for Substance Use Professionals and the Uganda Counseling Association, Yunusu is an addiction professional focused on addressing substance use disorders. He is a leader passionate about solution-based leadership that is empathetic and tailored to collaboratively working with people to address community concerns and enhance overall well-being.
