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 SADHANA MUTHARASU, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Symbiosis International (Deemed University) Pune | Pune, India | Advancing SDG 6, SDG 6, SDG 12, SDG 3, SDG 11 & UNAI 9
" I am truly excited and grateful to be selected as a Millennium Fellow. It is a wonderful opportunity for me and many youths to bring about positive change in our community. I await to interact with a diverse set of people around the globe, understand their culture, perspectives, and the environment they grew up in. I also gain various insights on improving both my project and my leadership skills through this program. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: EcoSort
This project was focused on establishing a Decentralized Waste Management System at our Campus to promote sustainability and reduce the environmental impact. The campaign was designed to encourage waste segregation, adopt eco-friendly practices, and build awareness among students and staff about responsible waste disposal.
Key activities involved in this project were:
1. Implementation of a three-bin system for segregating wet, plastic, and paper waste that made recycling and composting more efficient.
2. Collaborate with a student-led startup that is introducing biodegradable sanitary napkins, supported by installing vending machines in girls' washrooms.
3. Launching campaigns of awareness through posters at strategic places on campus to make the students aware and inspired towards behavioral change towards sustainability.
It directly addressed key issues such as inappropriate waste disposal, the environmental burden of non-biodegradable waste, and unawareness about sustainable practices. Thus, through the improvement in infrastructure, engagement of the stakeholders, and creating an awareness building campaign, this project has depicted a complete process for creating a campus with a sustainable environment.
About the Millennium Fellow
Sadhana Mutharasu is an amiable individual with business acumen and a passion for environmentalism. Born and raised in a serene suburban setting, she relocated to Pune, a bustling metropolitan city for her higher education. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration at the esteemed Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, to advance her goal of becoming an entrepreneur. She uses her free time to engage in various activities which focuses on achieving UN-SDG goals. She strongly believes that it is in our power to use reason and discernment to help each other live in peace and harmony.
