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 MANASWINI KATARIA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
National University of Study and Research in Law | Ranchi, India | Advancing SDG 5, SDG 8 & UNAI 6
" My passion for social justice and advocacy drives me to amplify the voices of marginalised communities and create meaningful, lasting change. Through my work with NGOs, I have witnessed how collective action can transform lives, especially for underprivileged children and environmental protection. Being a Millennium Fellow will allow me to strengthen these efforts, collaborate with like-minded change makers, and contribute more effectively toward the Sustainable Development Goals. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: DAYAN
Project DAYAN is an initiative to help the survivors of witch-hunting in Jharkhand. This practice is a result of the toxic concoction of outdated beliefs in the supernatural and a desire to suppress women. When a woman is declared to be a witch she is faced with humiliation and public ridicule, in some extreme cases they may also be subjected to a total cutoff from the village ecosystem. With the strict laws now on the prevention of this "witch-hunting" practice the woman have been pushed out of their homes with no place to go and no way to earn leading to unemployment and being taken into rehabs or mental health institutions to live with the help of NGOs. The project aims to address this by emphasizing the need for these women to be equipped with the employment skills to live with their held high. We will also spread awareness against this evil practice and advocate for stronger enforcement of the laws preventing this practice. Through direct intervention and advocacy, we seek to address the immediate and long-term effects of witch-hunting, working towards positive solutions that uplift these survivors and pave way for a brighter and better future for these women.
About the Millennium Fellow
Manaswini Kataria is a second-year law student at the National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi. Hailing from Rajasthan, India, she is deeply passionate about social justice, advocacy, and research. She has worked with organizations such as the People’s Union for Civil Liberties, where she engaged in environmental protection campaigns, and the Jankalyan Multipurpose Education Society, where she raised funds to support underprivileged children’s education. With a strong commitment to creating meaningful change, Manaswini aspires to channel her potential into impactful work.
