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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.

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UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT TIRTHA SUKHESH VINCHURKAR, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur | Nagpur, India | Advancing SDG 12 & UNAI 9

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" "I believe that a smile is the key to everyone's heart. I am looking forward to being the reason for beams on people's faces during the course of Millennium Fellowship. It will be a thrilling experience to work collaboratively with other Millennium Fellows to take a step closer to accomplishing Sustainable Development Goals." "

Millennium Fellowship Project: Zero-Waste VNIT

To set up a system for the continuous propagation of change, we have decided to form a climate action society, under the official banner of our institution. As a society, our first goal is to develop a zero-waste plan for our university. The term zero-waste implies that no waste produced on campus is landfilled, and each type of waste is reprocessed and repurposed. We have conducted a waste audit of our campus and have been using the information we find to conduct a rudimentary economic analysis of the established waste management system. After we have done so, we will begin work on addressing the unsustainable aspects of the current waste management system, and proposing technical interventions for going zero-waste as a gated community. A zero-waste plan has thus been developed and, we are conducting an economic analysis to have quantitative proof of the returns obtained from such a plan. We will further present it before the relevant authorities of the institute and assist them in developing a zero-waste policy from the plan, which will act as approval for the implementation. The outcomes of this project involve the development of a zero-waste plan that will be able to translate to a dynamic zero-waste policy, and beginning the transition process to a zero-waste campus, addressing the multitude of dimensions required for sustainable change.

About the Millennium Fellow

Tirtha Vinchurkar is a determined and fluent senior year Chemical Engineering student at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur. She is an outdoorswoman and loves to read and write in her leisure time. She has been fully committed to her responsibility of saving the planet since high school, participating in activities ranging from waste separation to afforestation in her community. She has also worked on research projects related to the circular economy. Ready to begin a new journey of social impact, she is exhilarated to join a global community of change makers, learn new skills, and experience the joy of giving back.

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