ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2025
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 60,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2025 on 7,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 290+ campuses worldwide (less than 5%) were selected to host the 4,500+ Millennium Fellows.

UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT FARHANA ALAM, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Bangladesh University of Professionals | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Advancing SDG 6, SDG 3 & UNAI 9

" "My work is driven by a deep commitment to climate justice, community resilience, and sustainable solutions. The Millennium Fellowship offers a platform to strengthen my leadership, collaborate with like-minded change makers, and align my projects—such as climate policy advocacy and plastic pollution reduction—with the Sustainable Development Goals. I am excited to gain new perspectives, amplify my impact, and create more inclusive, climate-resilient communities." "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Eco Sip
Rain water management project to ensure safe water The safe water crisis has become a major problem in Mirpur, Mohammadpur and ECB (Vashantake) of Dhaka. Many people, especially poor families, slum residents, children and the elderly are getting healthy every day due to lack of pure water. I have taken a project to solve this problem, whose main goal is rain waterCollect it safely. The main aspect of my project is to harvesting rainwater, that is, to collect rain water and purify. We want people from these areas to hold the water on the roof of their homes in simple system and refine that water using the fitter. Fitcker is an affordable and readily available way, in which waterHelpful to remove dirt and germs from. As part of this project, we will workshop in the community, make people aware of why rain water conservation is essential, how to purify it, and the rules for using it. Especially in schools, mosques and local community centers, I will be involved in this system. With this project we want to ensure health protection, reduce water pollution and build a sustainable and affordable water source.
About the Millennium Fellow
Farhana Alam is a young leader studying Disaster Management and Resilience at Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP). She works on climate policy advocacy, environmental protection, and community resilience. Farhana has organized climate awareness campaigns, run plastic pollution projects, and supported women-led eco-friendly livelihood initiatives. She has also joined fellowship programs to strengthen her leadership in climate action. She aims to build climate-resilient communities and promote environmental justice while supporting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.










