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 DIKESH KUMAR, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur | Kharagpur, India | Advancing SDG 6, SDG 3 & UNAI 9
" Passion for environmental sustainability and innovation fuels my commitment to waste management and recycling. As a Millennium Fellow, I’m excited to deepen my impact by collaborating with like-minded individuals, expanding my understanding of sustainable practices, and amplifying my efforts to educate and inspire the next generation. This fellowship will empower me to drive meaningful change, aligning my work with the UNAI principles and SDGs, and advancing our collective journey towards a more sustainable future.” "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Learn Bright
Learn Bright is a community-driven initiative focused on educating school children about sustainable development and waste management to foster environmental stewardship. Through interactive workshops, hands-on activities like waste segregation, recycling, and composting, and tree plantation drives, the project empowers students to adopt eco-friendly habits and implement sustainable practices at school and home. By conducting school environment audits and engaging parents and communities through awareness campaigns, Learn Bright creates a ripple effect of positive environmental impact. Aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the project aims to instill lifelong habits in children, reduce waste, and promote responsible consumption, contributing to a cleaner, greener future.
About the Millennium Fellow
Dikesh Kumar is a final-year student at IIT Kharagpur, pursuing a degree in Bioscience and Biotechnology. His passion for environmental sustainability is particularly focused on waste management and recycling. He believes in the importance of educating school students about recycling and repurposing materials to foster a culture of environmental responsibility from an early age. By teaching children to transform waste into useful and creative products, Dikesh aims to reduce landfill waste while encouraging innovative thinking and problem-solving skills.
His approach to addressing waste management at the grassroots level supports broader efforts to combat climate change, conserve natural resources, and protect biodiversity. Through engaging, hands-on recycling activities, Dikesh aspires to inspire young minds to become environmental leaders and advocates for a more sustainable world.
