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 TARAIN ALI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
National Defence University | Islamabad, Pakistan | Advancing SDG 13 & UNAI 9
" "A sustainable future is not a dream—it’s a responsibility." I am driven by the belief that our choices today shape the resilience of tomorrow. My work in climate action, sustainable development, and environmental advocacy stems from a commitment to protect both people and the planet. The Millennium Fellowship excites me because it provides a global platform to collaborate with passionate change makers, exchange solutions, and scale impactful initiatives that can build a greener, more equitable world for generations to come. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Project Evergreen
Project Evergreen:
●Our first activity was a *plantation drive* where we collaborated with the Green Youth Club of NDU to plant trees and promote a greener environment.
●The second activity was an *awareness session* in underprivileged schools. In these sessions we educated students about climate change ,its causes, impacts, and the steps that can be taken to address it.
●The third activity was a *cleanup drive* during which we cleaned the environment and encouraged people to take responsibility for keeping their surroundings clean and avoiding pollution.
●In the fourth activity we focused *donations for flood victims* . While carrying out all our activities, we simultaneously collected donations and later provided to support to those affected.
To maximize impact, we also used social media platforms such as Instagram,Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok. Through these we raised awareness by posting pictures, posters and videos highlighting both our activities and ways people can contribute to combating climate change.
About the Millennium Fellow
Tarain Ali is a final-year International Relations student at National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan. She is very passionate about advancing sustainable development and inclusive education. She has interned with UNDP's Resilience, Environment, and Climate Change Unit, actively contributing to research, resource mobilization and design concept notes for climate-smart agricultural projects. Tarain has also led an initiative at her university named Access4All, advocating for the rights of students with disabilities, and has also worked passionately as campus ambassador for women's empowerment and climate action. She joins the Millennium Fellowship to advance her vision of an equitable and resilient world.
