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 MINAL ABID, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
National University Of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Islamabad | Islamabad, Pakistan | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 10 & UNAI 3
" Passion for community well-being and commitment to sustainable change fuel my work. Joining the Millennium Fellowship will empower me to amplify my impact, align my projects with the UN principles and SDGs and collaborate with like-minded change makers. I am eager to expand my skills, creativity, and vision to create solutions that truly make a difference. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Achieving Gender Equality Through Basic Health Education
In Pakistan, Maternal mortality ratio is 155 per 100,000 live births and preterm birth complications is the 4th leading cause of death among women. As part of the Millennium Fellowship 2025 under the Millennium Campus Network (MCN), Ms. Minal Abid, student of BS Public Health (Sem IV) serving as the NUMS Campus Director, decided to initiate a community-driven project titled “Achieving Gender Equality Through Basic Health Education” along with her volunteers, as they believed by educating women on these health topics we can reduce health risks to a greater extent.
This project spans over three visits held in October and November 2025, covering the slums of I-12 Islamabad. In the first visit the students meet the underserved women population and understands the local problems that they were facing regarding their health. The second visit was focused on raising awareness about maternal and child healthcare and menstrual hygiene to help young women take informed health decisions and make smart health choices. In addition, hygiene kits were distributed to promote personal hygiene and improve overall well-being. The last visit was about evaluating the effectiveness of this project and getting feedback from the community.
The focus was on fostering self-confidence, independence, and awareness among young girls, enabling them to lead healthier, empowered, and more equal lives. These sessions encouraged open discussions, awareness, and community engagement, paving the way toward achieving gender equality through health empowerment.
This project aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 4,5) fostering equality and providing quality education.
About the Millennium Fellow
Minal Abid is a very passionate student. She was born in Islamabad, Pakistan. She completed her higher school education from Lahore, widely known as a heart of Pakistan. Ever since she was a kid there is a feeling inside her that ignites her to make a social impact but the thing is she wasn't figuring out in what way she could do so. In her teenage, she was a really bright, brilliant and bold student who was awarded with the title of student of the year in high school. Since then she realized that she holds a power to not only influence but empower other women and then she realized her area of expertise which is HUMAN RIGHTS and now she is looking forward to use this platform to fully utilize her skills and make a difference.
