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 NEHA JOE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
St. John’s Medical College | Bangalore, India | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 9
" As a change maker, I hope to work with a community of extraordinary individuals to create an even greater scale of impact. I believe the Fellowship is a platform that would help realise my dreams. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Buckle Up Bengaluru
This project is a collaboration between a cohort of students at St. John’s and Mr. Satya Shankar, the bicycle mayor of Bengaluru and the brain behind Council for Active Mobility (CFAM). Our vision: to make functional cycling, i.e., cycling to work, and for daily activities, a habit for majority of Bangalore residents
Our mission: To encourage maximum participation from the residents of Bangalore by holding cycling rallies to raise awareness about stress related and chronic illnesses and further highlight the benefits of cycling for both our health and for the environment.
This in accordance with both SDG 3, Good Health and Well Being and SDG 13, Climate Action
The project consists of 2 phases:
step 1 is to hold cycling rallies up to four times annually, and to maximise participation by encouraging more residents with chronic (eg. diabetes, hypertension) and stress related (coronary artery disease) illnesses to take up cycling. Raising awareness about these illnesses and giving free advice on how to manage the illness through lifestyle and diet modifications will be a part of the promotion of the rally.
Step 2 includes getting more people to sign up for not just the rally but also select a group of middle-aged residents who are willing to share data about their vitals and how cycling or walking for 15 mins a day has impacted their health. Along with this a follow up is done every 2 months to ensure they're still engaged in some active movement for at least 15 mins a day. Their vitals will be looked at for a period of 6-8 months. This data obtained will give us an idea of how much of a difference taking up an activity like cycling can make for a middle-aged person with such illnesses.
About the Millennium Fellow
Neha Joe is a energetic and adventurous medical student studying in India. She strongly believes in making a difference to the people in her community and has been teaching children in shelter homes for the past 5 years and has worked ardently in raising funds for vulnerable youths during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a Millennium Fellow, she hopes to create a greener community on her campus.