ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2024
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 52,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2024 on 6,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 280+ campuses worldwide (just 5%) were selected to host the 4,000+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT RACHEL LEE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Brown University | Rhode Island, United States | Advancing SDG 16, SDG 10 & UNAI 6
" I am excited to work alongside a like-minded cohort passionate about making the world a better place. With this project, I will be one step closer to a more sustainable and kinder vision of the world. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Breaking Down Legal Barriers
I researched and gathered legal referrals that will open more assistance to communities that do not have access to lawyers and legal help. I then compiled it to help guide community members to possible first steps into how to approach legal and court matters. I will also record an instructional video on how to navigate this resource. This will then be translated in different languages. Specifically, I wanted to include resources for those who have disabilities and their families on how to advocate for accommodations in the courtroom. I want to ensure that this often overlooked community also has resources they can turn to. Thus, through this project, I hope to especially help non-English speakers and community members who have a disability and their families. Furthermore, although this will not be legal advice, this reference sheet can make navigating the complicated legal processes easier. Thus, this resource may direct litigants to legal resources and help figure out court schedules, calendars, and deadlines. After the completion of the legal referral resource, I will conduct outreach to community organizations and courthouses to ensure that community members are able to access it.
About the Millennium Fellow
Rachel Lee is a pre-law student at Brown University, studying Socio-Cultural Anthropology. She is passionate in community engagement, especially because of her background. She is a first-generation college students from an immigrant family. She is also committed to disability advocacy and community solidarity because she has a brother with a disability. This can be seen through her work when volunteering at her disability church ministry and when creating and leading a support group for those who have siblings with a disability. This past summer, she has focused on increasing legal access within the Los Angeles community by volunteering as a JusticeCorps intern at the self-help center in the courthouse. She hopes to continue helping people and community members as she aspires to become a lawyer.
