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 JADYN NAA LANTWEI NELSON, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
University of Ghana | Accra, Ghana | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 3
" "It goes without doubt that having a conducive environment, the right approach, and the right skills drives the success of any project. I'm honored to be part of the Millennium Fellowship because it recognizes youth as agents of positive change, and it affirms my zeal to make a lasting impact. With MCN’s leadership training and networking opportunities, I believe I can make The Project 3Ms Initiative a success, showing Africa that mental health is not a myth but a priority." "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Project 3Ms Initiative
PROJECT 3Ms (MY MENTAL-HEALTH MATTERS) is an initiative focused on promoting mental health awareness and contributing to SDG 3, which emphasizes good health and well-being. It recognizes that health includes mental well-being, which is often overlooked in Africa, including Ghana. Mental health is a universal right, yet in Ghana, it is under prioritized. Project 3Ms aims to improve the mental health of students on campus, where many face issues like depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and self-harm, but lack support due to stigma, ignorance, and limited institutional care. The project’s goal is to establish an anonymous campus club that creates a safe space for students to connect, share, and receive professional help without fear of judgment. It will also host awareness events using music, poetry, theatre, painting, and dance to spread its message and highlight the role of the arts in social change. Project 3Ms plans to work with school authorities and student bodies to introduce mental health awareness weeks into academic calendars. The initiative believes mental well-being is key to personal and societal growth. How individuals with mental health conditions are treated affects their recovery. Its mantra, “Tech Is Cool But So Is Empathy,†emphasizes the need for empathy alongside innovation.
About the Millennium Fellow
Jadyn Nelson is a Biochemistry and Nutrition student at the University of Ghana. She is passionate about both science and the arts, with interests in poetry, music, painting, and literature. Jadyn values empathy, believing that our actions can either uplift others and affirm their worth or make them feel unworthy. She sees empathy as essential to respecting human rights. Committed to spreading mental health awareness in Africa, particularly Ghana, she believes that a healthy mind is the foundation for success and should never be taken for granted. For her, global progress should never come at the expense of our humanity, and she advocates for love and empathy to be shared across the world.
