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 ANEEQA ZIA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
National University Of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi | Rawalpindi, Pakistan | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 13 & UNAI 9
" "I look forward to being a Millennium Fellow as it provides a stage to turn ideas into action, interact with fellow change makers, and build impactful change in communities that need it the most." "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Educate, Prevent and Heal Climate
Educate, Prevent, and Heal Climate was a public health initiative that raised awareness about the health impacts of climate change among medical students and hospital patients in Rawalpindi. From August to November 2025, the project conducted awareness sessions in medical colleges, reaching over 150 students, and organized weekly educational talks in hospital waiting areas, engaging hundreds of patients.
The team also designed easy-to-understand posters and brochures explaining how to prevent heat-related illnesses, respiratory issues, and mosquito-borne diseases. By bridging the gap between climate science and healthcare education, the project empowered both future doctors and patients to better understand and respond to climate-related health challenges.
About the Millennium Fellow
Aneeqa Zia is a passionate community development advocate with a vision for equitable growth and sustainable transformation. She has experience organizing grassroots initiatives and mobilizing marginalized groups and is committed to resolving social issues through learning, skill development, and collective problem-solving. Aneeqa Zia opines that there are solid communities founded on equity, compassion, and collective responsibility. With the Millennium Fellowship, she aims to amplify the impact of community-based initiatives, empower youth leadership, and achieve long-term change at the grassroots level.
