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 WAGITHA NARAYAN, 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
" Social change is not just about passion—it’s about strategy, collaboration, and action. While I am deeply committed to mental health advocacy, I know that real impact requires structured learning, mentorship, and a network of change makers who can refine and amplify ideas.
The Millennium Fellowship will provide me with the skills, resources, and connections to transform my vision into a scalable and sustainable initiative. Through this program, I will gain the tools to navigate policy advocacy, institutional reform, and community engagement, ensuring that mental health rights are not just talked about but truly enforced.
Beyond the Fellowship, I see this as a foundation for lifelong impact. The leadership experience, global network, and mentorship will shape my ability to drive systemic change—ensuring that mental well-being is not treated as an afterthought, but as a fundamental right in institutions and workplaces. "
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 This practice is a result of the toxic concoction of outdated beliefs in the supernatural and a desire to suppress women.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
Wagitha Narayan is a second-year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at the National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi. Her advocacy centers on mental health awareness and access, with a special focus on empowering young people. Through conversations, campaigns, and policy engagement, she strives to break the stigma around mental health and promote equitable, community-based support systems. Deeply committed to the idea that social change requires strategy, collaboration, and action, Wagitha aspires to pursue a career where she can advance her vision of ensuring the right to thrive for all.
