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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.

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UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT SHARQA BASHARAT, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.

King Edward Medical University | Lahore, Pakistan | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 5 & UNAI 6

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" Working on women health and empowerment is my passion. As a Millennium Fellow, I am thrilled to share the platform with like-minded individuals. By working together, we can create a better, brighter and healthier future for women and girls everywhere. "

Millennium Fellowship Project: Bloom: Women's Health & Empowerment

Women's health and empowerment is a community-based project focusing on women’s reproductive health- a taboo in our society where women face serious health risks due to a lack of basic awareness regarding menstrual hygiene, breastfeeding, and pre and post-delivery care. This project aims to address this disparity by connecting underprivileged women with available healthcare resources via a three-tiered approach. First, we plan to conduct monthly free maternal health awareness camps in underserved areas. These camps will comprise educational sessions and discussions with the community members to address their concerns and provide them with accurate information. Secondly, an aspect of these camps would involve the recruitment and training of local women as Maternal health ambassadors to educate and support other women. Finally, by making use of digital technology, we intend to upscale our impact by launching a social media awareness campaign by developing short, easy-to-understand Urdu-language materials (videos and infographics) to address common misconceptions, provide certified information and make this essential information accessible for women who due to stigmatization, illiteracy or travel constraints cannot avail the available healthcare services. This project through the use of physical and digital means hopes to bridge the gap in reproductive health seen in our community.

About the Millennium Fellow

Sharqa Basharat is an ardent and promising medical student at King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan. She was born in Burewala, resides at Lahore and is currently in her final year of MBBS. She is dedicated to bring a positive change in society regarding women's health and their rights. Being a millennium fellow, she is committed to employ her skills and potential to maximize the impact. Having a passion for learning and growth, she is confident to make a long lived difference in her community.

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