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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.

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UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT EDIMA ETIM NKAHA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.

University of Uyo | Uyo, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 4 & UNAI 3

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" I am very excited to be a Millennium Fellow because I know I'll be gaining a lot of skills that will help in carrying out projects, navigating life and most importantly fulfilling purpose and contributing my own quota in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. "

Millennium Fellowship Project: My Mind and Me

The project is centred around mental health awareness among students in secondary schools and at the mental health department at the teaching hospital where I train - University of Uyo Teaching Hospital. It sets out to tackle the issues and stigma around mental health. At the end of the program, we expect that those we have reached out to will be able to know the right quarters to access help when they are dealing with anxiety issues, depression, suicidal thoughts. We also want to encourage patients who have taken the bold step to see a doctor. My team members and I plan to achieve this goal by visiting secondary schools and telling them about the importance of seeking help, when they feel anxious or depressed. Speaking against bullying will also be a focus of our project.The counselling unit in most schools is not functional. School administrators will be enlightened on the need for having an active one. At the mental health clinic, many patients are still sceptical about receiving care. This is as a result of the societal stigma related to mental health issues. We would create support groups for this individuals who face similar mental health challenges.

About the Millennium Fellow

Nkaha, Edima Etim is a young medical student at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital . She was born in Cross River state Nigeria, but resides in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state. Edima has always been passionate about the entire well-being of individuals especially their mental health. The experiences from being a medical student has further fueled this passion.
Through her privileges of serving in some leadership positions, she has been able to create awareness and organize projects that promotes caring for individuals ( mentally, emotionally and socially). She hopes to gain more experience and professionalism in this field, to enable her provide her own contributions in the development of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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