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 MUNTAHA NAEEM RANA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Government College University Lahore | Lahore, Pakistan | Advancing SDG 1, SDG 3 & UNAI 3
" I am excited to be a Millennium Fellow to learn how to translate my skills in computer science into tangible social impact. My goal is to use technology—from creating educational apps to building data-driven solutions—to advance social good. The fellowship's focus on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals will provide the framework to ensure my projects are not only innovative but also meaningful and aligned with global needs. I want to build a bridge between my technical skills and real-world change." "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Warmth of Humanity
Under the Millennium Fellowship Class of 2025.Our team of 6 fellows Muntaha Naeem Rana,Ayesha Afzal, Mudassir Khan, Abdul Rehman, Yasir Jutt, and Haseeb launched Warmth of Humanity a winter clothing drive to protect vulnerable communities in Lahore from extreme cold.
From August to November 2025 we placed donation boxes across GCU Lahore campus and conducted awareness drives, collecting approximately 300 winter clothing items like jackets, sweaters, blankets, shawls, caps, socks
We organized two direct distribution events in low-income areas of Lahore, reaching almost 100 beneficiaries which daily wage workers, rickshaw drivers, street vendors, and homeless individuals Transport was managed through volunteer human rides using personal motorbikes and cars at zero cost.
During distributions we held short health-awareness sessions on staying safe in winter. Total team effort: ≈275 hours.
SDGs: 1 No Poverty, 10 Reduced Inequalities, 11 Sustainable Cities & Communities
This project proved that a small group of university students can bring real warmth and dignity to their city.
About the Millennium Fellow
untaha is a second-semester computer science student at Government College University (GCU) in Lahore, Pakistan, having commenced her studies in 2024. Originally from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where she completed her matriculation, she has since moved to Pakistan to pursue her passion for technology. With a unique international background, Muntaha brings a fresh perspective to her computer science studies, demonstrating a keen interest in the field and a commitment to academic excellence. She is actively building her foundational knowledge in programming, algorithms, and data structures as she progresses through her degree at one of Pakistan's most esteemed institutions.
