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 NIHARIKA SHAH, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Gujarat National Law University Gandhinagar | Gandhinagar, India | Advancing SDG 5, SDG 4 & UNAI 10
" I am driven by a deep commitment to equity, representation, and sustainable development. The opportunity to be a Millennium Fellow excites me because it will empower me to amplify my work with the Balika Panchayat in Gujarat, fostering young girls' leadership and community participation. Through this fellowship, I aim to enhance my ability to create lasting social impact, aligned with the UNAI principles and SDGs, ensuring that young voices are heard and valued in the decision-making processes that shape their futures. "
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
Niharika Shah is a dedicated law and social work student at Gujarat National Law University, originally from Ranchi, Jharkhand. Passionate about sustainable development, feminism, and equity, with her project she is planing to increase women representation at the ground level of desicion making in Gujarat, India. Niharika’s commitment to social justice drives her to create tangible change in her community. She aspires to further her impact by joining the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Class of 2024, aiming to promote global equity and sustainable growth.
