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 AANYA SHAH, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Johns Hopkins University | Maryland, United States | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 4 & UNAI 3
" "The Millennium Fellowship is an incredibly unique platform that mobilizes change at the local, state, and national levels. As an MCN fellow passionate about community-rooted service, I am grateful and excited to collaborate within this vibrant community, where each person brings their own diverse stories, community-centered experiences, and wealth of knowledge that challenges me to think bigger and act bolder." "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Juvenile Continuity and Reintegration Initiative
In 2022, 27,600 youth were incarcerated in juvenile detention centers, and over two-thirds never returned to school after release. While core subjects like math, English, and science are taught in detention, the critical transition back to school and community life is largely unsupported, leaving many youth without direction or support. Education is the most potent way to reduce the chances of youth being re-incarcerated, yet too often, they fall through the cracks while reentering community life. The JRCI (Johns Hopkins Continuity and Reintegration Initiative) program addresses this gap by connecting current Johns Hopkins Juvie tutors with youth as they leave detention. Providing academic mentorship, reentry support, and a steady presence, JRCI ensures that youth are not only released from Juvie, but truly reintegrated into society with the resources to thrive.
About the Millennium Fellow
Aanya Shah, originally from metro-Detroit, Michigan, is a sophomore at Johns Hopkins University studying public health on the pre-medicine track. Passionate about health policy and children's rights, Aanya uses research to inform her advocacy at the federal level. As a UNICEF National Council Child Rights Activist, she spearheaded efforts to ban child marriage in her home state of Michigan, pushed for early literacy funding in Congress, was a U.S. representative at the United Nations Economic Council, advised UNICEF USA's Children's Health Report Card 19, and lobbied for UNICEF congressional funding at the US Senate. Aanya is also an Undergraduate Research Assistant at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and volunteers at the Baltimore Juvenile Justice Center.
