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 PAVITHRA VAIDYANATHAN, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Stella Maris College | Chennai, India | Advancing SDG 10 & UNAI 7
" My passion for international relations was my initial fuel to join the Millennium Campus Network. I believe that this opportunity would allow me to work and think with diverse individuals across the globe to achieve a better future. In the process, I am confident that the Fellowship will increase my knowledge and enhance my skillset. Most of all, I'm very excited to be able to contribute to projects where I can see the impact happening at the grass-root level. Needless to say, I'm very much excited for my term as a Millennium Fellow. "
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.
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
Pavithra Vaidyanathan is a budding, innovative and hardworking student. By the age of 10, having resided in both first world and third world countries, she can be described as a person shaped by her surroundings. Pavithra possesses a tremendous passion for the study of international relations and public affairs. She believes it is through the cooperation of nations and youthful minds across the globe that we, as a community, can achieve sustainability. It is this view of hers that brought Pavithra to the Millennium Fellowship.
