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 ASHLY ANN VINU, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Christ (Deemed to be University) Central Campus | Bengaluru, India | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 5 & UNAI 9

" Empathy and collaboration, shaped by my experiences in health, hygiene, and community well-being, drive my commitment to social impact. Being part of the Millennium Fellowship will allow me to refine these skills and expand my outreach to underserved communities. The knowledge and network I gain will strengthen my initiatives in health awareness, environmental sustainability, and education, aligning them with the UNAI principles and SDGs. I am excited to transform local actions into scalable solutions that foster healthier, more resilient communities. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Udaan for Health
The project majorly focuses on building a sustainable and eco-friendly sanitation and hygiene in project areas as well as the campus. The major aim of this project is to improve sanitation and hygiene in these areas by enhancing their accessibility to basic health and wellness. This would ensure a long term sustainability with local materials and maintenance needs which would also in turn generate livelihoods through the role played by community. The project would introduce sustainable menstrual hygiene products and raise awareness on how to dispose sanitary waste properly. A few of the initiatives would be to train locals in soap making and launch their own small ventures which would ultimately lead to skill development and better hygiene.
About the Millennium Fellow
Ashly Ann Vinu is a dedicated and dynamic student leader at Christ University, Bengaluru. She was born in Delhi, India and has consistently demonstrated her commitment to advancing community health, environmental sustainability, and education. She remembers how menstruation in India is often less talked about and is considered a taboo. Health and hygiene are often ignored in a lot of places, which further inspired her to talk about it, educate people about it and opt for a more sustainable way of living. Her passion for social impact is deeply rooted in the belief that small, consistent actions can transform communities. In the future, she aspires to build a career in a field where she can expand these initiatives, foster cross-sector collaboration, and contribute to the realization of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.











