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 MUHAMMED HYSOM E K, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Jamia Millia Islamia | New Delhi, India | Advancing SDG 10, SDG 8 & UNAI 3
" I believe education is among the most powerful forces for lasting change. My work with children in underserved communities has revealed how learning can ignite confidence, ambition, and hope. The true reward lies not only in witnessing their growth, but in the trust and respect they give in return. This bond is what drives me to persist. Through this UN program, I aim to expand a network of like-minded individuals who share my conviction that inclusive education can transform lives and rebuild communities. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Project Zariya
We all know the importance of quality education.
Many programs and schemes are working for
betterment in this sector, but issues persist. For
instance, the inefficient ratio of the number of
students and the number of teachers assigned to
them—one teacher is responsible for a large
number of students, making learning difficult for
each one of them. Another issue is punctuality
and attendance of the teachers, who often do not
perform their duties honestly. Also, children are
admitted on the basis of their age rather than
their academic capabilities, which further makes
it difficult for them to cope with the syllabus.So,
the children who study in government schools
and belong to socially and economically
marginalised areas face difficulties in competing
with other students who are from a fairly well-off
background. So to make these children
competent and confident in their academic lives,
this project sponsors their coaching and tutoring
and promotes their holistic development. Our
beneficiaries include the children of rickshaw
pullers, house help, daily wage earners, etc. We
collaborate with leading learning institutions and
find sponsors who can at least support two
students in their learning journey. To scale up the impact, we will be incorporating various workshops and sessions based on personality development, career guidance, emotional intelligence, financial literacy, etc. for the students to ensure their holistic development.
Simultaneously, we provide the students'
progress reports to their respective sponsors.
About the Millennium Fellow
Muhammed Hysom is a student at Jamia Millia Islamia with experience in humanitarian, environmental, and educational inclusion initiatives. He has worked with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) on conservation awareness and with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on projects supporting refugee welfare, protection, and integration. At Aaghaaz e Taleem, he conducted ethnographic research and developed learning initiatives to make education more inclusive for children in marginalized communities. Combining academic study with field engagement, Hysom focuses on policy, migration, and cultural studies, aiming to create solutions that are both inclusive and globally relevant.
