ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2025
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 60,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2025 on 7,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 290+ campuses worldwide (less than 5%) were selected to host the 4,500+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT SOMTOCHUKWU FRANKLIN IHEKAIRE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Alex Ekwueme Federal University | Abakaliki, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 3
" I think that with the right plans, strategies and hard work every goal can be achieved. Fortunately, with my admission into the Class of '25 in the Millennium Fellowship, I can learn better and more efficient strategies to tackle a wide range of problems. I'm so curious and elated for what the fellowship has in store for us. I really can't wait to begin. I'm really grateful for the opportunity and glad to be here. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Inner Peace
Inner Peace is a project that seeks to improve the mental health of children and youths within the ages of 11-25. The aim of this project is to reduce cases of suicide and substance abuse in youths. This is to be achieved by holding talks and workshops across schools in my community.
About the Millennium Fellow
Somtochukwu Franklin Ihekaire is a smart, promising medical student at Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ebonyi state, Nigeria. He was born in Nigeria, resides in Aba and is studying at Abakaliki, Nigeria. He has really had so much interest in the mental health of his community and he has really dedicated his time to study and dig deep into the process of making life better for people. For the past couple of years, he has participated in a number of mental health symposiums to help boost his skill and knowledge to tackle this problem. His immense drive and passion to solve this issue doesn't only come from experiences in his community but also personal experiences. He wishes to improve on his skills and become more tactical in the management of mental health in his community. He plans to play a crucial part in contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Goals as a citizen of the world.
