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 DIVYANSHI KAUL, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
O.P. Jindal Global University | Sonipat, India | Advancing SDG 12, SDG 13, SDG 17 & UNAI 9

" I am thrilled to be a Millennium Fellow because it enables me to connect with
passionate individuals who share my commitment to making a positive impact.
Growing up, I witnessed firsthand the environmental and social challenges in my
community, and this experience drives me to work towards sustainable solutions. As a Millennium Fellow, I am eager to collaborate with like-minded peers to amplify our efforts and create meaningful change. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: ReNew Earth
ReNew Earth is an exclusive, dedicated project which has been initiated on campus. This project focuses on achieving Sustainable development goals (SDG) 12 and 13. Goal 12 is Sustainable Consumption and Production, while goal 13 is ‘To take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts’. In order to achieve these goals, the idea is to promote environment-friendly waste management practices, primarily within the campus and later on extend it to beyond the campus premises. This is essential as waste management is a prerequisite for the healthy functioning of the environment and also us. However, the waste management practices are influenced by population growth, consumption patterns and urbanisation. The enormous waste generation, poor disposal practices and mismanagement in handling leads to serious issues like pollution, increase in landfills, resource depletion and rise in greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, in the wake of today’s society, in spite of all the existing challenges, waste disposal management has become the need of the hour. The unanimous decision to focus on waste management for our project, therefore, became inevitable. This step was completely necessary to address the environmental challenges in and around our campus. On campus, we observed the gaps in the know-how of waste segregation and disposal. This was an additional, much-required reason for us to initiate ‘ReNew Earth’. Though waste management is the primary goal, the ultimate goal is to create awareness, among the people on campus, on long-term, consistent environmental management in order to build a sustainable future for ourselves. By addressing these goals and aims and taking this initiative forward, we hope to inspire a positive change in our campus and ultimately, the community. Through these efforts, we aim to encourage lasting improvements in waste management practices and awareness about various environmentally friendly measures in the university.
About the Millennium Fellow
Divyanshi Kaul is a dedicated BSc. (Hons.) Environment and Sustainable Development student at O.P. Jindal Global University, India. Born in Lucknow, she has always been immersed in cultural richness. Her primary concern is waste management, especially its impact on water resources and human health. She advocates for the interconnectedness of nature and human welfare, addressing water pollution and scarcity as critical issues. In school, she founded the Environment Club and led a team at the International Changemaker’s Olympiad. As an Inter-school Coordinator, she organized events like ‘Climate Warriors’ affiliated with COP26. At university, she aims to enhance campus waste management and student awareness on sustainability.











