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 AISHA FAISAL, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
University of Sindh | Jamshoro, Pakistan | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 9

" Millennium Fellowship Program will offer me an exclusively practical platform along with a constructive mindset to work on a social task in unison with like-minded people becoming a team and making the impossible changes possible. Indeed, ants in group can do way more than an ant alone. It will provide us with the necessary guidelines to create a meaningful impact regarding cancer awareness, because my country and my people need this, they need us. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Cancer Agaahi
When it comes to diseases, people often say prevention is better than cure. But our question is, how can we expect people to prevent something they remain unaware of? Agaahi is an Urdu word that means ‘awareness’. Our project aims to advance SDG 3 by spreading information through workshops and dialogues regarding different types of cancers, their early detection, and treatments to the rural and urban population of Sindh. Based on the most recent cancer statistics, the highest mortality in Pakistan is due to breast and oral cavity cancer. Breast cancer is a potentially curable disease if its signs and symptoms are detected early on. However, due to the social taboo associated with discussing breast-related issues, women often find out about the devastating disease when it’s too late. In contrast to breast cancer, oral cancer is highly preventable. The reason behind its high occurrence is the use of tobacco products. Therefore, the measurable goals of Project Cancer Agaahi are: 1) To organize awareness workshops in collaboration with hospitals/NGOs. 2) To promote cancer awareness using social media. 3) To collect donations through online donation boxes. The proceeds from the donations will go to cancer hospitals and to fund the physical workshops.
About the Millennium Fellow
Aisha Faisal is an open-to-learning student with leadership qualities, always working on polishing her skills to utilize them for a better society. She was born in Sindh, Pakistan, and is currently a student at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sindh. She has been using a pen to pour out her views to the world, selecting writing as her skill. She has been creating impact with her words during her journey to social activities. Being a student of medical science, she has been actively volunteering at different hospitals and welfare along with learning through online courses offered by international universities.


