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 VIDHIKA RISHI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce | New Delhi, India | Advancing SDG 13, SDG 12 & UNAI 9
" I believe that when women and girls are empowered to realise their full potential, entire communities thrive. My passion lies in breaking barriers, challenging norms, and creating spaces where every woman’s voice is heard and valued "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Project ReLoop
This project aims to reduce household waste and promote sustainable waste management by educating communities on proper segregation, recycling, and reuse practices, ultimately creating cleaner neighborhoods and a circular, pollution-free environment. During the Millennium Fellowship, Project ReLoop accomplished significant progress in promoting sustainable waste management and environmental awareness within the community. The project conducted awareness sessions in local neighborhoods and schools to educate people about waste segregation, recycling, and the importance of reducing daily waste. It also collaborated with waste workers to improve sorting efficiency and organized community clean-up drives that directly contributed to cleaner surroundings and increased participation in recycling efforts.
About the Millennium Fellow
Curious, driven, and deeply committed to social impact, Vidhika Rishi is a 20-year-old Economics student at Delhi University who was brought up in New Delhi, India. From her school years, she has been actively engaged in leadership roles and community initiatives, fostering a strong belief in the power of youth-led change. Throughout high school, she worked on projects that promoted gender equity, environmental sustainability, and educational access, experiences that shaped her desire to create solutions grounded in both empathy and evidence. Today, as Project Director of her college’s Enactus chapter and Co-founder of a Girl Up club under the UN Foundation, she continues to champion causes that uplift communities. Her research experience with NITI Aayog and the Indian Council of Social Science Research focuses on gender-responsive economic policy and the valuation of unpaid care work. Vidhika is passionate about aligning grassroots initiatives with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, striving to bridge local realities with global aspirations.
