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 GHANAVI UMESH, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
National Law University Delhi | Delhi, India | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 6
" I want to bring about a change in society, however small, but effective. I think the Millennium Fellowship will help me do that. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Meraki: For all
The educated and progressive classes of India still shy away from the mere fact that there is a need to be aware of one’s sexual and reproductive health. This project aims to start a dialogue on a topic that is still considered taboo, even in the most metropolitan areas of India, namely, Sexual and Reproductive Health. The dialogue around this topic is not something new but we hope to bring in a new approach.
Our main focus will be to present a legal perspective on these issues and raise awareness about the rights and provisions provided to people regarding Menstruation and menstrual leave, Sex education/Consent/Contraceptives. We would also be educating our target audience on ecologically sustainable methods to adopt during menstruation.
During the course of this project, we would be focusing on students across different law universities and informal women workers (Housekeeping and maintenance staff) on our campus and familiarizing them with these concepts as well as their rights.
About the Millennium Fellow
Ghanavi Umesh is an inquisitive 4th-year student at National Law University Delhi. Deeply passionate about climate justice and women's rights, she has strived constantly to make a difference in society pertaining to these fields. Social change, she believes, is not brought about by large programmes but by several small steps put together. She was born in Coorg and brought up in Bangalore. An avid reader, she also paints and plays the keyboard in her leisure. She hopes to pursue further studies in Economics and its intersection with the Environment sometime in the future.
