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 SAGAR MAHATARA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2021.
Tribhuvan University | Kirtipur, Nepal | Advancing SDG 4 & UNAI 3
" An opportunity to meet young people with similar goals and spirits in the Millennium Fellowship boosts me, gives me a chance to observe myself better, building relationships and expanding possibilities to achieve my goals sooner. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Dakshya
Our team conducted research to fetch areas where we could contribute to creating social impact. We came across some inmates of the prison located in the Dhading district of Nepal. We observed that the prisoners there wanted to study but were are not provided with sufficient books and reading materials for it. We realized that learning and education is a life-long opportunity that no one should be deprived of and hence decided to go for a book distribution project.
The project Dakshya aimed to impact more than 300 prisoners of prison in the Dhading district. However, we are planning to extend our target to more prisons and impact the lives of more prisoners from other prisons around Nepal. Additionally, we will also be conducting a study regarding how the Prison system of Nepal is failing to facilitate prisoners with sufficient books and educational materials. This report shall work as a reference and a contribution for reform in the prison system for concerned authorities in Nepal
About the Millennium Fellow
Sagar Mahatara is a passionate and young pre-law student with a dream of contributing time and energy to the corporate sector. He was born in Dang, Nepal and is currently residing in Lalitpur for educational and professional purposes. As a reader and researcher, he got to know about some social activists like Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr, etc and was inspired by their work to give a small effort to make the earth a better place for now and the future. Having an interest in corporate field and studying law, he wants to ensure women rights in corporate sectors. He finds the Millennium Fellowship a good platform for his dream and is willing to tackle sexual harassment in educational institutions.
