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 STAINLY SAKALA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
University of Zambia Great East Road Campus | Lusaka, Zambia | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 3
" Passion to learn and the burning desire to assist and make the world a better has always been at the core center of my heart.Being eager to contribute to the development of my nation and show that youths aren't only tomorrow's future but today's current leaders and can bring an impactful positive change to help tackle the SDGs and UNAI Principles.I am excited to improve my leadership skills and gain more knowledge and see what my peers perspective and view so that I can continue growing and glowing. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: THRIVE WITHIN
The ‘ THRIVE WITHIN ‘
The main objective of this project will simply be
bridging the gap between imagination and reality.
This will promote mental health awareness
among individuals,breaking the stigma that
surrounds mental health and enable youths to
free open up with mental health discussions the
project will be highly focused on individuals from
14-25 years old not forgetting students and high
school pupils.
The project is planned to be hosting mental
health workshops and social media campaigns
on mental health with a different approach that
will make it interesting like adding it in form of
games and magnetic activities to grab the
attention of the target audience from 14-25 years
old.
This will cover real life stories events and inviting
professionals to tackle and give an immense
view of what mental health really is.
Support and guidance will be provided by work in
hand with organizations specialized in the
field.This will include guidance and counseling to
help the youths.
The project's goal or outcome is to increase
awareness on mental health through practical
ways,enhancing the connections and networking
with mental health organizations,advocates and
professionals to fully equip people and increase
the level of mental health literacy
About the Millennium Fellow
Stainly Sakala is a vibrant and innovative youth who not only aspires to make a living but also aspires to make a difference.He is a business administration student with academics at the University of Zambia (UNZA GERC) in Lusaka, Zambia.Since childhood, Stainly has always been eager to drive positive change in his community, nation and African continent at large.This fueled his desire to be not only a theoretical giant and ending up a practical dwarf but to walk the talk and be an agent of change in his community and university campus.
Stainly is a mental health advocate who advocates for students, youths and teens mental well-being.With the passion and desire to help and fight the stigmas surrounding mental health,he has been featured on radio shows to not only reach out to students but to the nation at large in explaining and amplifying mental health advocacy.With the background of business administration and economics,he discovered that mostly many of the mental health disease are sometimes caused by financial instability.
Stainly aspires to be an exemplary to the youths and many proving that together as a team, mental health issue problems are half solved.He emphasizes of reaching out and that self care isn't being selfish.
