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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.

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UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT DRITI HIREN MODI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.

Sai University | Chennai, India | Advancing SDG 5, SDG 4 & UNAI 6

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" I am driven by a deep-seated belief in the boundless potential of every girl. By empowering girls to recognize their worth, develop their voices, and advocate for their rights, we can dismantle the barriers that limit their aspirations. My work is not just about providing resources, it is about fostering a culture where every girl feels safe, and capable of achieving her dreams. "

Millennium Fellowship Project: Project PonVizhi

Project PonVizhi, consisting of eight undergraduate students, is an organisation that aims to raise awareness about sexual assault, domestic abuse, and child sexual harassment in particular. We aim to educate people on the steps that can be taken to report harassment and seek help in terms of their mental well-being. The target audience of the program is school and college students. When we were school students, there were no committees or legal mechanisms that provided redressals to child sexual harassment survivors or conducted events to spread awareness on gender rights and sexual harassment prevention in our schools or in other educational establishments like coaching centers. Cases of child sexual harassment often go unreported. We seek to raise awareness among kids and young adults (both girls and boys this time, as our educational systems often leave boys out of this) on what counts as harassment, because abuse comes in all forms, and goes much deeper than “good touch and bad touch”. We intend to push educational establishments to have POSH centres. Also, if possible, educate parents, teachers, and guardians on how to respond to children when they confide in them. As a survivor of sexual assault, it is difficult to navigate a world that turns a blind eye towards victims. Through this program, we aspire to create a community that will provide a safe space and support for people, particularly, girls and women who have been through abuse and sexual assault.

About the Millennium Fellow

Driti Modi is a sophomore at Sai University, where she is pursuing a major in Economics with a minor in Computer Science. Her academic interests span fintech, stock market, and policy-driven technology, where she seeks to blend innovation with practicality. Having grown up in a business-oriented family, she developed a strong passion for entrepreneurship early on, with a vision to lead her own company one day. She is particularly drawn to roles that require strategic thinking and analysing data. Beyond her academic pursuits, she finds peace in nature and enjoys writing, using both as a source of reflection and inspiration. Her vision is to not only succeed in the business world but to foster change in society.

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