ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2022
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. Over 31,000 young leaders on 2,400+ campuses across 140+ nations applied to join the Class of 2022. 200+ campuses worldwide (just 8%) were selected to host the 3,000+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT INTESAR OSMAN, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
University of Chittagong | Chattogram, Bangladesh | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 5
" Being a part of the Millennium Fellowship will allow me to collaborate with others and gain knowledge that will allow me to properly implement my project. I'm hoping it will help me gain a variety of other skills that will assist me in my future ambitions and goals. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Obadh
The thought of starting Project Obadh came to our mind when one of my friends was talking about the problems female students of Chittagong University have to face. We have a huge campus with about 10,000 female students. But at the time of need, you have to travel about 1km before you find a store. Moreover, it isn't financially convenient to buy a whole packet when you need only one/two pads. We have existing 7 vending machines in different faculties, all of which are non-functional in operation. Many faculties don't even have vending machines.
Our project will have three goals.
1. Reviving the existing vending machines. We have a volunteer team that would be responsible for the regulation them and promoting their use on campus.
2. We would implement a Sanitary Napkin Box program, where each class would have representatives who will have a key to the locked napkin-filled box, placed in a female washroom. If anybody needs a napkin, she can contact any of those representatives who would help her purchase the pads from that box. This system will be self-sustaining for each department.
3. In this remote location of CU, students often do not get medical assistance during their menstruation. There are several medical helplines that students don't know about, that provide free medical assistance. We will aggregate them and spread them on campus.
About the Millennium Fellow
Intesar is an undergraduate student at the University of Chittagong. He is pursuing his bachelor's in economics. He currently resides in Chittagong, where he was born. While growing up he has seen many injustices and inequality in society. He desires to contribute to society's development. Intesar has participated in a variety of extracurricular activities. Intesar wishes to work in a sector where he can formulate policies to improve the lives of the less privileged.
