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 KHUSHI PARESHKUMAR PATEL, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Gujarat National Law University Gandhinagar | Gandhinagar, India | Advancing SDG 5, SDG 4 & UNAI 10
" I believe that leadership is a skill that makes people empowered. I'm proud to say that my project will foster leadership amongst young girls and prepare them to become political leaders for my country's future generation. Representation and empowerment go hand in hand; being a Millennium Fellow gives me the unique opportunity to give women the well deserved platform to become law makers and empower every woman they represent. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Fostering Female Leadership - NETRUTVA
Balika Panchayat is the initiative taken by GNLU students in the village of Koba in order to promote goal 5 and 10. This project looked into the root problem of underrepresentation of women in the policy formation. Thus leading to an void between the real problem faced by women and policies made to solve them. By choosing an representative from the younger generation of women, they have increased their say and representation in the policy formation. This particular initiative has helped the women to easily keep their issues and problems in front of the society without any hesitation. This initiative has also enhanced the confidence and decision making power of women in the society.
About the Millennium Fellow
Khushi Patel is a passionate student of law and social work at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, India. She hails from the small town of Deesa in Gujarat. Khushi has been an active advocate for human rights, feminism and animal rights for as long as she can remember. Owing to this passion, she has been engaged in various initiatives thst focus on social work action and advocacy on campus. With her project, Khushi plans to increase women representation in politics in Gujarat. She plans to work in a field of social work that intersects with law and contribute to achieving Sustainable Development Goals.
