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 POOJA CHOUDHARY, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
University of Delhi South Campus | New Delhi, India | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 5 & UNAI 3
" I am excited to join the Millennium Fellowship because it aligns my passion for education with a larger global mission. While the Fellowship covers all Sustainable Development Goals, my heart lies in Education for All — because I believe that quality education is the foundation for achieving every other goal.
I do the work I do because I have seen how lack of access to education limits opportunities and potential. Every child, regardless of background, deserves the tools to dream, learn, and shape their own future. Through my efforts, I want to create spaces where learning is not a privileged, but a right for everyone.
I am really excited to be part of this fellowship as it align with my interest and passion and it will also help me improve. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: SeTu: a pathway to learning
Vision:
To build gender-inclusive educational spaces where every child can access education as a fundamental right, while actively challenging and dismantling gender stereotypes and biases.
Objectives:
1. Ensure Inclusive Access: Expand access to quality education for both boys and girls, with a focus on marginalized and underserved communities.
2. Promote Shared Responsibilities: Equip boys and girls with skills and awareness to embrace roles as both caregivers and providers.
3. Foster Gender Sensitization: Cultivate attitudes of respect, equality, and empathy through structured learning interventions.
4. Raise Awareness: Increase understanding of the importance of girls’ education, gender equality, menstrual hygiene, sexual and reproductive health, and the prevention of gender-based violence. Implementation Strategy:
1. Inclusive Learning Environments: Create safe, supportive, and gender-sensitive educational spaces
2. Dialogue on Gender Roles: Facilitate open conversations on stereotypes, cultural expectations, and power dynamics. 3. Role Models & Representation: Introduce children to inspiring role models through books, films, and media that portray diverse, non-stereotypical gender roles. 4. Interactive Equality Activities: Conduct classroom and community-based activities that promote collaboration, mutual respect, and empathy.
5. Workshops & Awareness Drives: Organize workshops, awareness campaigns, and focused group discussions on topics such as gender equality, menstrual health, sexual and reproductive rights, and the prevention of gender-based violence.
6. Value-Based Education: Integrate teaching on values, ethics, mutual respect, and cooperation into the learning process.
About the Millennium Fellow
Pooja Choudhary is a passionate and dedicated person , currently pursuing Political science honours from Delhi University. She was born in India and currently pursuing her bachelor's degree from the most prestigious university of India, Delhi University. She is very much passionate to work on social issues while her main focus is Education for all . She believes that Education is everyone's right and every person should be given opportunity to be Educated. She has also been working with a NGO for past half an year where the main aim is to give education to the underprivileged children. She also want to carry it forward and help in United Nations sustainable goals . She all willing to give her best regarding this .
