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 RITIKA SALAM, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Gujarat National Law University Gandhinagar | Gandhinagar, India | Advancing SDG 5, SDG 4 & UNAI 10
" Being a part of the Millennium Fellowship will help me to work and connect with like-minded individuals from whom I aspire to learn different things and skills that will help me personally and professionally. This fellowship will help me to contribute meaningfully to empower the marginalized, Indigenous, and underprivileged sections of the society and I am looking forward for the knowledge, wisdom and learnings by being a part of this fellowship. "
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
Ritika Salam is an enthusiastic, ambitious and unique law student with a lot of potentials currently pursuing her under-graduate integrated law course (Bachelor of Social Work and Law(B.S.W-LL.B) from Gujarat National Law University, Gandhingar in India. Her personal life experiences, upbringing and internships have shaped her interest in tribal rights, woman and child rights as well as human rights. In her own campus she has always endeavored to assist in activities and efforts that are directly or indirectly related to her areas of interest. Ritika aspires to meaningfully contribute to her interest areas and try out new things to widen her knowledge horizon that will help in bringing a positive change in society, especially for the marginalized and underprivileged sections of the society.
