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 KEERTHI ANJU PADMANABHAN, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Georgia Institute of Technology | Georgia, United States | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 1, SDG 11 & UNAI 7
" Innovation and change are driven by the people around you. As a Millennium Fellow, you are surrounded by people who are equally as passionate about making a difference and have such a diversity of experiences and perspectives. Beyond the leadership skills I will develop as a Fellow, I am excited to meet so many inspiring individuals who are pioneering change to advance UN Sustainable Development Goals. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Rebuilding Health in Santo Domingo
In collaboration with Ecuadorian non-profit, Hombro a Hombro, my Engineer's Without Borders team is currently working to redesign, restructure, and rebuild "Centro de Saludo," an Ecuadorian health center that serves 10,000 patients in a city that has approximately 50,000 patients in need of health care. Santo Domingo is a low-income area that lacks infrastructure and adequate food security, making medical attention a high-demand service in the area. The renovation of the health center would not only allow for more people to receive access to healthcare, but it would also enable healthcare workers to perform their jobs in a safer and more comfortable environment. Some specific improvements that will be implemented include increased kitchen space and the creation of a waiting area to make the health center more open, safe, and comfortable for healthcare workers and patients.
About the Millennium Fellow
Keerthi Padmanabhan is a third-year undergraduate student at Georgia Tech studying Material Science and Engineering and minoring in Industrial Design.
At 16 years old, she established her own non-profit to help others suffering from iron-deficiency anemia on a global level. She also spent her time volunteering at hospitals, nursing homes, and tutoring students facing housing insecurity. In college, she furthered her passion for service and engineering through Georgia Tech's Engineers Without Borders organization, where she joined the Ecuador project. Keerthi is currently working with a team of interdisciplinary students to renovate a health clinic that serves over 10,000 patients. In the future, she aspires to use her love for engineering to develop people-centered innovations and inspire global change.
