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 FATIMA MAHMOOD, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
National University of Sciences & Technology | Islamabad, Pakistan | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 10 & UNAI 3
" I aim to raise awareness and make a real impact in the lives of my community members. The Millennium Fellowship will allow me to develop the necessary leadership and teamwork skills. I hope to utilize the opportunities of collaborating with my cohort members and building a network to accelerate impactful, ethical and community driven health solutions. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Wellness Connect
In light of the ever important SDGs 3 and 4 we present the Wellness Connect project. Wellness connect aims to promote healthier futures (physically and mentally) in Pakistan's schools and communities through awareness campaigns on various health related topics such as hygiene, nutrition, preventive care, and mental health.
By combining stigma reduction and advocacy on mental health policies with educational approach the three-phase initiative will foster sustainable well-being and community engagement. Our objectives include :
- Awareness sessions and campaigns promoting healthy lifestyle practices and UNAI Principles 2, 3, and 8.
- Raising mental health awareness as mental health is often dismissed and overlooked in Pakistan specifically in lower to middle class citizens. We aim to combat this by focusing on stigma reduction, having an open dialogue with change makers in this field and highlight challenges faced, and advocate for strategies for overall well-being
- We hope to advocate for policy dialogue and licensing discussions on mental health as well and possibly partner with local NGOs or influencers to further validate and accelerate the reach of our goals.
About the Millennium Fellow
Fatima Mahmood is a biotechnology student at the National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan. She has always had a keen interest in exploring how biological innovation can be applied to address issues of public health, environmental sustainability, and other related concerns. Fatima's academic journey has been shaped by hands-on research on resistant bacteria and antimicrobial peptides as sustainable and accessible alternatives to antibiotics. Through her project, she hopes to bridge the gap between technology, science, and community needs, aiming for a future with bio sustainable systems and accessible healthcare.
