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 WAFA BATOOL, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Institute of Business Administration Karachi | Karachi, Pakistan | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 10 & UNAI 6
" This fellowship inspires me deeply as it brings change makers from different walks of life together for a common cause that is transforming communities, thus collaborating with people with a similar aim for positive change will help me overcome challenges and learn from them. Through the Millennium Fellowship, I aim to advance my project focused on knowledge and skills sharing onwards to empower individuals especially disadvantaged communities. The learning, connections, and experiences from this fellowship will strengthen my capability to create long-term impact, address root causes, and inspire others to share knowledge and skills ahead which would go a long way and the networking will not only provide a stronger support system, but also amplify my ability to advocate for sustainable community development initiatives. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Ilm Baatnay Sey Barhta Hai
The project aims to equip underserved students with adequate skill set that they could utilize for their own personal development in schools/learning spaces, for their careers ahead as well as to benefit others which could help create a meaningful impact in society. Initially planned as onsite workshops, the project was successfully scaled to a virtual format to reach more participants.
About the Millennium Fellow
Wafa Batool is a BBA student at the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi. She has always been a supporter of community empowerment, innovation, and education equity. From founding an environmental society in college to leading fundraising campaigns, she has transformed ideas into meaningful work by working for various causes such as climate awareness and poverty alleviation. One of her most rewarding experiences has been co-designing and teaching skills development workshop that equipped underserved students with various soft skills. Wafa aims to create meaningful impact through her project by working on sustainable initiatives that focus on United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. She believes change begins when we utilize and share the knowledge and skills we possess for community's progress.
