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 TAHMINA PAINDA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Columbia University | New York, United States | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 3 & UNAI 3
" I am excited to collaborate with individuals who are making significant impacts in their communities—people who are deeply committed to their causes. I am proud to count myself among them and am eager to advance my project focused on my community. Given the current situation in Afghanistan, I am confident that this work will be both meaningful and impactful. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Neelgoon
Neelgon is an independent project led by Millennium Fellow Tahmina Painda, aiming to use technology to provide access to psychology and mental health education for Afghans, with a particular focus on Afghan women.
About the Millennium Fellow
Tahmina is a fourth-year undergraduate student at Columbia University, majoring in Psychology and minoring in Computer Science. She has been a member of the School of General Studies' Honors Society and was recently awarded a Change Agent Award. Born and raised in Kabul, Afghanistan, she has a deep passion for women’s empowerment, social justice, and human rights. Tahmina is particularly committed to raising mental health awareness within the Afghan community. She is a student scholar at the Institute of Global Politics and has served as the president of the Afghan student Alliance at Columbia, where she leads the organization’s events and
initiatives.
