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 TANAZ MEHERIN, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
North South University | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Advancing SDG 5, SDG 10, SDG 4 & UNAI 6
" I am very passionate about tangible and sustainable solutions to the issues women and minorities face regularly. This fellowship will give me the chance and direction I have been looking for since the starting of my advocacy to actively make a change. I have always been inspired by the work of UN and it will be a pleasure to be part of this vibrant community of determined youth. As an immigrant woman from a developing nation growing up in Oman I have often faced various levels of discrimination and have also seen women in my home country and elsewhere suffer the brunt of patriarchy. Since an early age I have made it a mission of mine to use my privileged and speak up against such oppression which organically lead me to the path of advocacy. Till the world sees a tangible change I will continue with my work. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: SHONDHI-
SHONDHI- is a youth-led initiative born from a simple yet urgent idea: no adolescent should navigate puberty or sexual health in silence or confusion. In Bangladesh, discussions around sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are often taboo, leaving young people vulnerable to misinformation, stigma and unsafe behaviours.
Our project creates safe, inclusive spaces for young people to learn about puberty, consent, and sexual hygiene. The name SHONDHI (সন্ধি), meaning “connection” and inspired by the Bangla word for puberty, ‘boyoshondhi’ (বয়ঃসন্ধি), reflects our mission to guide adolescents through life’s transitions with dignity while bridging communities across gender, age, and background. The hyphen in our name symbolises the link between growth and change—the bridge we aim to build for young people.
Through interactive workshops, peer facilitation, and toolkits, SHONDHI- equips adolescents with the knowledge, confidence, and practical skills to make informed choices—ensuring that growing up does not mean growing up alone.
About the Millennium Fellow
Tanaz Meherin is a promising young student at North South University majoring in marketing and finance hoping to apply for law school after undergrad. She is very passionate about human rights especially pertaining to women and minorities. She has since her adolescence been a loud advocate for various causes and has partaken in numerous demonstrations against varied social issues. She has been an outspoken advocate for the Palestinian cause since her early teen years. She also took part in the July Revolution of 2024 in Bangladesh, taking down a authoritarian regime of years. She hopes to continue her journey of learning and apply them in her future endeavors with empathy and compassion.
