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 URVASHI BEEGOO, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
University of Mauritius | Reduit, Mauritius | Advancing SDG 14 & UNAI 9
" I want to represent my University [University of Mauritius] on this prestigious platform. My aim is to devote time into social work and working for the betterment of the environment, along with my team. We are working on SDG 14- life below water. With this project we aim to achieve clean lagoons and rivers in Mauritius - also so that our future generations benefit from it and takes inspiration from us. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Zilo
"Zilo" is a project reuniting scarce resources to maximise awareness on water resources and their value. Water being an essential element and Mauritius being surrounded by water, the millennium fellows of the University of Mauritius will be organising simple activities to promote the SDG 14 such as cleanups of water bodies, reducing marine pollution, raising awareness on the importance of mangroves, among others.
About the Millennium Fellow
Urvashi Beegoo is a young and impactful leader. She possesses leadership skills and is very helpful in nature. She believes in herself and her abilities to make a change in this world. She's a Law student from the University of Mauritius. Becoming a lawyer has been her childhood dream and she's willing to persevere and push herself to achieve that dream. Being part of the Millennium Fellowship program is a wonderful opportunity for her to enhance her abilities and develop further skills.
