#FTHESTIGMA

"Personally, handling #FTheStigma2021 wasn't an easy ride for me. Thankfully I was paired to work with the most cooperative and amazing group of people who allowed this entire project to come into fruition. For me, this project - #FTheStigma comes during a really sensitive time and its relevance as a mental health awareness campaign was something I personally wanted to bank on. This entire situation that we're in and the growing mental health crisis cases in the country only alerted us of the importance of doing this project now. We had numerous initiatives going that really tried to build up on that advocacy, and I really am thankful that I was partnered up with my co-project head Rishi Lacson who really helped build this project with me from the very start.

Despite all the setbacks and the difficulties that we encountered along the way, #FTheStigma2021 was launched and seeing the many people who have been reached by the project was really moving. At the end of the day, I have to credit and give my full thanks to the PMT who made this all possible. Despite it being such a difficult year and having to do all of this online, they all still chose to work and give their best and make all our initial ideas come into reality. As project head, I couldn't be more grateful for what they've done - as they've definitely set the bar much higher for the future #FTS events to follow."