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 GAYATHRI S, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Stella Maris College | Chennai, India | Advancing SDG 10 & UNAI 7
" Happiness is more elusive than we think. Ultimately, the pursuit of happiness is also the desire to live a more meaningful life. I believe that being a Millennium Fellow is the first step in the right direction to create positive change through my work. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Sanctuary
Our project titled ‘Sanctuary’ aims at creating a forum and a safe space amongst
the students of our college. The project is based on SDG 10, ‘Reduced
Inequalities’ and the 7th UNAI principle, ‘Intercultural dialogue’. Its main
objective is to create a space where student can express their concerns about the impact of societal issues on them. More than just a place of discussion, we hope to get in touch with mental health professionals and NGOs so that we can
connect people in need of such services.
The project aims to be a multi-purpose forum and a safe space for women in our
college community to express themselves without the fear of judgement.
Sanctuary will also help share information and encourage healthy discussions
on various intersectional themes such as colourism in India, menstruation
taboos and more, culminating in the path to gender equality. Additionally,
Sanctuary will augment the discussion forum with social media exploring
experiences, as well as devising additional targets to accomplish the goal of
gender equality. While Sanctuary has synthesized as a conversation starter, it
aims to evolve into a sound solution of appreciable value.
A tentative plan for the project would consist of:
- Creation of a social media page to create a digital space that would
improve the scope of the project.
- Generating social media posts, and creating a digital forum through
platforms like Discord to ensure that more people can benefit from the project.
- Since it is not just about sharing experiences but also about creating a
safe space, ensuring that people who require professional help get it.
- Reaching out to mental health professionals and NGOs
The project will make us confront the probing questions in our minds and hearts
and eventually lead to drawing up plans or solutions to problems we encounter.
About the Millennium Fellow
Gayathri S is an undergraduate literature student studying in Stella Maris Chennai. She bagan writing in third grade, and for all its cosmic insignificance it opened to her a limitless set of opportunities that made all the difference. She particularly enjoys reading works that channel history through literature. Sustainable development and cultural studies are topics that interest her. She believes that change starts with deliberate acts of kindness. She hopes to work in a field where her thoughts and ideas carry enough impact to make changes, however small, in the society.
