ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2021
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. In 2021, over 25,000 young leaders on 2,000+ campuses across 153 nations applied to join the Class of 2021. 136 campuses worldwide (just 6%) were selected to host the 2,000+ Millennium Fellows. The Class of 2021 is bold, innovative, and inclusive.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT RADHIKA CHATURVEDI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2021.
Indraprastha College for Women | New Delhi, India | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 3
" After working in various fields of social work over the course of my life, I have come to this realization that to bring about a change one has to take charge and that can't be done without having strong leadership skills. Therefore, I feel Millennium Fellowship is the perfect place for me. The idea of Convene, Challenge, and Celebrate is what I would like to work with, to not only upskill myself but also to contribute more to the community. The Millennium Fellowship is a golden opportunity to interact with young leaders with
innovative ideas from various parts of the world and have an intercultural dialogue with various students associated with the Millennium Campus Network. It will not only help to increase the impact created by our Project in a very effective way but also help us as individuals to become better professionals, responsible citizens, and strong leaders thereby helping us to quench our thirst to see a better tomorrow. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Project Parwaaz
Parwaaz aims to assist the students and society to normalize the discussion of mental health and reduce the stigma associated with it. The purpose of this Project is to promote, restore and maintain a positive mental health. Parwaaz is constituted on the idea of assisting the students and society to reduce the stigma associated with mental health, promote help seeking behaviours and emotional well-being practices, and prevent suicide through individual education and outreach events. There is a need for teenagers and adolescents to be aware of mental health issues that affect their peers and community as well as resources for how to seek help. It is important to cultivate practices that support emotional wellbeing. When mental health is overlooked, it can have detrimental effects on the individual and the community. For this cause, the whole team of Parwaaz is determined to spread awareness by arranging workshops, counseling sessions, activities and a lot more.
About the Millennium Fellow
Radhika Chaturvedi is a third year undergraduate student, currently pursuing her degree in History and Philosophy from Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi. She is boundlessly creative, extremely meticulous, and a highly organized person who is passionate and holds empathetic leadership qualities. An avid environmentalist and passionate animal lover, Radhika believes that everyone deserves love, care and respect. Through Project Parwaaz, she hopes to destigmatize misconceptions around mental health and free the minds from judgements to bring inclusivity in all our lives.
Throughout her school and college years, she has been invovled in various initiatives and projects working for the upliftment of marginalized sections of the society and striving for equal opportunities for all. Constantly on the look out to come up with innovative solutions for modern problems, she finds it fulfilling to know that her actions are helping people and that her work matters. Radhika aspires to nurture her goals further and contribute towards the United Nations' Sustainable Goals.
