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 VANDANA AMGOTH, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur | Nagpur, India | Advancing SDG 12 & UNAI 9
" Every day, we make decisions that have an impact on the environment, climate, and other species. We are destroying our environment day by day, from what we eat to what we consume and how much waste we throw away. The fact that I want to make a difference and that Millennium is giving me the opportunity to be a part of something bigger than myself motivates me to keep going and work toward a more sustainable environment. I am passionate about working towards building a society that aims at developing sustainable change. After reading numerous articles, watching videos and consuming other forms of media about how our environment is degrading day by day, I realised that the need for a sustainable adaptation is extremely necessary. As a student, I am constantly on the search for new opportunities to meet new individuals who share my interests and learn from them, aiming towards building a sustainable environment. "
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
Vandana is a pre-final year bachelor's student at the Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology who is passionate about progress and is a young, inquisitive learner. She was born at Hyderabad and is currently studying at Nagpur, Maharashtra . She has successfully led a number of initiatives and activities throughout her time in high school and the current stage of her college career, which she intends to carry on in the future. Vandana is a strong proponent of sustainability and feels that it is the responsibility of today's generation to create a cleaner, greener future. Vandana hopes to work in a field that will allow her to push these causes further and contribute to the creation of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.
