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 SARMISTHA OZAH, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Lady Shri Ram College for Women | Delhi, India | Advancing SDG 8 & UNAI 2
" Millennium Fellowship is going to be a breakthrough in my journey towards working for economic empowerment for women. I am fervently looking forward to gaining an enriching experience and nurturing a wonderful learning environment. This will be a perfect platform for me to furnish my skills and build connections with equally passionate individuals. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Project Tawwaqo
Tawwaqo, an Arabic-origin word means ‘Hope’. Project Tawwaqo is an initiative working with Afghan women’s refugee community that is settled in Jangpura, Delhi. It focuses on two SDGs, Goal 8(Decent Work and Economic Growth) and Goal 5(Gender Equality) and UNAI Principle 7(Promoting Inter-cultural Dialogue). A community of 60+ skilled women have come over the last few months to collectively work on creating handcrafted products. Through Project Tawwaqo, we have created a platform for these women to carve their identities and empower themselves and each other. With the help of our privilege, network as young college students, and knowledge on creating a brand-through online and offline means, we have and are still in the process of showcasing their multiple talents through various means- stalls, cultural events, fairs, Instagram businesses etc. and also introducing more revenue streams and sustainable business models. All these measures have helped them in getting introduced to more people, thus increasing their incomes, and making them knowledgeable enough so that they can independently scale their businesses in the future.
About the Millennium Fellow
Sarmistha Ozah is a diligent final year student pursuing History Honors in Lady Shri Ram College for women, Delhi University. She was born amidst the greenery in the state of Assam, India. She is an ardent advocate of equal rights, women empowerment and equitable work opportunities and has been part of many organisations working in the same field. Through her project 'Tawaqqo', she aims to work towards SDG 8 i.e, decent work and economic growth and the objective is to help in economically empowering the Afghan refugee women based in Delhi, India. She looks forward to an enriching experience.