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 SYED DANYAL ALI GILLANI , A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
National University of Modern Languages | Islamabad, Pakistan | Advancing SDG 13 & UNAI 9
" For the past several years, I have followed current affairs, and climate change has never left the headlines. It is not an abstract concept but a daily reality across the world yet many people still treat it as irrelevant. I want to help others realize that this crisis belongs to all of us, and the Millennium Fellowship is a chance to learn how to turn that awareness into collective responsibility "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Educate to Sustain Tomorrow
Educate to Sustain Tomorrow is a student-led initiative focused on building climate literacy in Pakistan, one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world. Despite facing severe consequences such as devastating floods, many people continue to interpret these events through myths rather than science. This project seeks to change that narrative by organizing interactive sessions in schools, universities, orphanages, and community spaces, including my own university. Using visuals, open discussions, and engaging activities, the sessions will help participants understand the realities of climate change, its impacts, and the actions they can take to mitigate it. Between August and December 2025, the project aims to reach at least 200 individuals, conduct sessions in 3–5 institutions, launch small-scale tree plantation activities, and build a team of youth volunteers dedicated to carrying this mission forward.
About the Millennium Fellow
Danyal Gillani is a young undergraduate student of Applied Psychology from Pakistan's National University of Modern Languages. He is passionate about climate justice and social change. His passion was born from his personal experience growing up in Kashmir, where he saw the effects of rising temperatures, the effects persist to this day. This inspiration also led him to co-found SOMADI, which is a student initiative that unites peers from diverse disciplines to engage in meaningful interactions and can be crucial in raising awareness about urgent global issues.
In addition to his education, Danyal has professionally balanced work in medical billing with his studies, showing a strong commitment to civic responsibility. He is driven by a desire to raise awareness about climate change and connect it to basic human values like faith, duty, and community action.
