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 SNEHA VASHISTHA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Georgia Institute of Technology | Georgia, United States | Advancing SDG 10, SDG 1 & UNAI 8
" My goals for sustainable assistive technology development rely on a global understanding and partnership. The Millennium Fellowship provides me with a global community of change makers that can accelerate this dream and provide valuable insights to make it a reality. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Atlanta Assistive Technology Connections
In the US, urban cities have high unhoused or homeless populations. 67% of the homeless population of Atlanta present a physical disability, which furthers the cycle of poverty, as disabilities limit participation in society and overall employment opportunities. Atlanta Assistive Technology Connections (AATC) aims to be a free program that hosts workshops and information sessions for the homeless populations of Atlanta. At the end of the program, an attendee would receive a personalized assistive technology (AT) device to aid in daily life or employment skills. Student researcher groups across the Atlanta area will have the chance to learn the process of design and work to empower the homeless population of the city by providing them access to affordable and sustainable AT solutions.
About the Millennium Fellow
Sneha Vashistha is a Biomedical Engineering student at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her passions lie at the intersections of engineering innovation and medical discoveries, with applications in improving the human condition across the world. With a particular interest in assistive technology, she hopes to develop sustainable and meaningful technologies that can better the conditions of those with disabilities. She strives to capture the lived experiences of those living with disabilities in various global environments and address individual needs through the co-design process. Through her academic and hands-on work, she hopes to promote accessibility in communities across the world.
