ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2023
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. 44,000+ student leaders from 3,300+ campuses across 170+ nations applied to join the Class of 2023. 260+ campuses worldwide (just 9%) in 38 countries were selected to host 4,000+ Millennium Fellows for the Class of 2023.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT MIA KARAM, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2023.
American University of Beirut | Beirut, Lebanon | Advancing SDG 5 & UNAI 6
Millennium Fellowship Project: Dignity Drive: Breaking the Stigma
The plan is to form a project within underprivileged communities in order to end the stigma around menstrual health. This will entail providing women and girls with reusable menstrual pads. In addition, this will be accompanied with training sessions and brochures that explain the right way of using these reusable pads. This will be led by doctors and health professionals to ensure the safety and hygeine of the women. The main target is to provide a sustainable solution to a problem that has been affecting our society and community every single day.
About the Millennium Fellow
Mia Karam is a Political Studies student at the American University of Beirut and working towards three minors in International Law, Human Rights and Transitional Justice, and Civil Society and Collective Action. Mia has always been passionate to make a change in the community around her and strives to make the world a better place one step at a time. Through her project, Mia aims to break the stigma regarding women and menstrual hygiene in the Middle East. Finally, Mia plans to work towards gender parity and prevent violence towards women being sexual, physical, verbal, and psychological.
