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 LAISHRAM YASHMINE DEVI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati | Tirupati, India | Advancing SDG 4 & UNAI 3
" I am a person who always know how to stand up. I have always wanted to be a part of the United Nations since childhood. Being a Millennium Fellow would bring me closer to that. I believe that quality education should be made accessible to everyone irrespective of their gender, caste or socio- economic background. My project along with the Millennium Fellowship would help me to achieve this goal of mine; and the project would also gain more support, recognition and connection through the Millennium Fellowship . I am really grateful for the Millennium Fellowship "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Post Pandemic Education Aid
Due to the pandemic, education was turned into online mode. But many students, especially from rural areas or families of lower socioeconomic conditions, could not have access to it due to a lack of proper digital devices.
As the pandemic slows down in 2022, education has also started to be offline. However, those students who couldn't access online education earlier have an academic gap in their studies of almost two years. So, many such children cannot adapt to the syllabus of their present class.
My project aims at providing solutions to this problem. The project aims to take place over four months, starting in August. We identify the set of children having the conditions mentioned above.
Along with my team, I am helping these children clear their academic backlog of 2 years. My project takes place in the schools nearby my institute by visiting them.
The group finds relevant and essential topics from the students' previous grades, which are crucial for understanding the present syllabus. Children are provided 2 to 2.5 hours of courses daily on various subjects they have in school. This is conducted up to 2 times a week on Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays.
Finally, at the end of the project, these children from rural areas or families with lower socioeconomic conditions will be able to establish a better and more vital position in their academics.
We will be able to implement the UN Sustainable Development Goal of providing Quality Education and the UNAI principle of Education for all. Children, irrespective of their socio-economic conditions, can improve their education quality.
The leadership and skills I learned in the fellowship helped me greatly in my project. I am able to come up with better ideas for the project along with my team members by having proper coordination, better team spirit within the team. Also, I am able to make intelligent plans and know how to execute them properly and realistically. Also, the Millennium fellowship helps us identify our target audience properly and how to approach and interact with them effectively.
About the Millennium Fellow
Laishram Yashmine Devi is a bright, optimistic and daring girl who is studying her integrated BS-MS Dual Degree in Science at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati. She is the campus director of Millennium Fellowship 2022 in her campus IISER in India. This competent, young girl was born in Imphal, Manipur in the North Eastern part of India. Since childhood she has always dreamt of being a part of the United Nations. She is really ecstatic today for being a Millennium Fellow of the United Nations Academic Impact and MCN. She loves Science, especially Biology and aspires in life to contribute to the society through Science and social involvements. She loves music, singing, writing and reading among others. She was also a head girl in her school days and has great leadership and organisational skills. She is also an active participant in many extra curricular activities and is also people -oriented. She expressed very sincerely that she would give her best in contributing towards the UN Sustainable Development Goal she chose. One quality she loves a lot is being humble and she would a perfect epitome for that. She genuinely loves to connect with the other Millennium Fellows, campus directors and the entire UNAI and the MCN community.
