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 HASTINGS MATTHEW MKUNGULA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
University of Malawi | Lilongwe, Malawi | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 4 & UNAI 9
" I'm mostly excited to be part of the Millennium Fellowship because I know that I'll work with various people with various smart ideas and that alone will enable me to gain new skills, but not only that, it will also allow me to sharpen my already existing skills. And I think working together with others is an exciting way to get things done because teamwork makes the dream work. I know that all I'll learn from others will help me grow further in life. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: The Mental Health Project
Our project is a comprehensive student-led project designed to address the critical and growing mental health challenges on campus. History and observation show that students are significantly affected by issues like depression, anxiety, and stress, exacerbated by factors such as academic pressure, poverty, and relationship difficulties (heartbreak). As it stands, we have lost over 5 students to suicide hence the urgent need of this project.
Our multi-faceted approach includes awareness campaigns (seminars, posters), creative expression events (Mind & Mic Open Night), direct peer-to-peer outreach (door-to-door), and the establishment of a sustainable online support platform.
Our mission is to create a university environment where mental health is openly discussed, support is readily available, and no student feels alone in their struggle.
We extended our project to secondary school students to spread awareness of mental health and to prepare them for career choices and university life so as to minimize stress in University.
About the Millennium Fellow
Hastings mkungula is a bright energetic and smart 23 year old student at the university of Malawi about to finish his Bachelor's degree in social work. He is known for his passion on social justice and mental health. He is a great leader having had the chance to be chief of president for the students union 2025-26 academic year where he was able to help students facing various issues by acting as an intermediary between them and the students union. He's work on advocating for mental health is well know by having had volunteered at the Zomba mental hospital here in Malawi. And for his charity work by working together with Chisombezi deadline centre to help kids with disabilities improve their lives.
