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 PREETHIKA JAGANATHAN, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Stella Maris College | Chennai, India | Advancing SDG 10 & UNAI 7
" I strongly believe that Art has the ability to bring about change in the society. History is testament to that. I believe that the experience I gain during my time as a Millennium Fellow will help me deliver my Art and it's message against Discrimination to many people, along with whom I hope to fight back against inequalities.
Further, I believe that it will help me enhance my team work and communication skills, as I will be working with 15 other Fellows in my campus for our project. "
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
Preethika Jaganathan is studying English Literature at Stella Maris College in Chennai, India. As a young girl, she was exposed to the inequalities that existed in her environment among the different sexes. But later on, she realised that discrimination existed among many social groups that varied based on Caste, Religion and Region among others.
At the age of 16, she started raising her voice against such inequalities through poetry. Now, at the age of 20, she wants to go beyond reading and writing on pages. She wants to educate and create awareness about Discrimination and fight towards eliminating it.
