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 ANVI MAHAJAN, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Lady Shri Ram College for Women | Delhi, India | Advancing SDG 4 & UNAI 2
" Creativity, collaboration and community are the strongholds of any successful social endeavour and the Millennium Fellowship is the ideal space to share, learn and materialise our goals and aspirations through collaborative learning and execution. I am excited to work with like minded and inspiring students to bring about change and create tangible impact. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Project Sashakti
Project Sashakti is an initiative that aims to address two major problems, the glaring lack of quality education along with the absence of exposure to arts as a means of expression and learning. Education, which is one of the most fundamental necessities is guaranteed under the Constitution and several international treaties like the United Nations Child Rights Convention. Yet, owing to socio-economic and cultural disparities, aggravated by the pandemic, quality education for all remains a far fetched goal. Given how primary education itself is unavailable to most children, the question of art education is seldom considered. Art education is an overarching term that includes learning different art forms as well using art as a medium for learning. Art, as a means of self-expression, can empower children to become critical thinkers with a sound sense of identity. We wish to enable children to question notions of gender, social positions and engage fruitfully with their social environments.
With the increasing importance of academic proficiency, art education is often sidelined. Our project stands at the crossroads of the problem of lack of education and exposure to arts. Education should not be looked at from a linear lens, encompassing only textbook learning. Our two-tiered approach emerges from a more holistic view of education. Our project will involve impact-based and awareness-based action. We will address the problem of lack of education through teaching initiatives in government or public schools and slums in our locality. We will collaborate with experts to organize regular art workshops to give children exposure to theatre, storytelling, dance and fine arts. Through our awareness sessions, we will equip students with life skills- financial literacy, physical, socio-emotional and mental health, gender education etc. Project Sashakti will not only work towards empowering children but will also enable the enablers, the parents, by involving them in every effort and educating them.
Our goal is to work towards achieving SDG 4 (ensuring access to inclusive and equitable quality education) and rights guaranteed by the UN Child Rights Convention (Sharing Thoughts Freely, Aims of Education and Rest, Play and Culture). We resolutely believe that art serves as a catalyst for self-empowerment and we aim to reconceptualize the model of education into one which caters to the all-round development of children.
About the Millennium Fellow
Anvi Mahajan is a first year English literature student at Lady Shri Ram College for Women. She has always been drawn to the idea of harnessing the power of arts to empower people, create conversations and meaningful impact in society. An amateur yet passionate writer and spoken word artist, she is eager to engage with young children and bring a positive change through art education and social advocacy.