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 SAAKSHAAT GUPTA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Symbiosis International (Deemed University) Noida | Noida, India | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 3, SDG 2 & UNAI 3
" I am eager to learn alongside and be accountable to a global community that turns empathy into measurable action. Through leading Wake Up Guys, I work closely with women, children, and families in underserved neighborhoods, addressing needs ranging from Aadhaar registration and menstrual health awareness to education and skill-building programs. My vision is to ensure dignity, opportunity, and equality become everyday realities rather than distant promises, fostering sustainable, community-rooted change. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: WakeUpGuys
Wake Up Guys began as a small initiative driven by a simple idea - that community upliftment should include every living being. What started as a few individuals collecting books and clothes has now grown into a community of over 80 passionate volunteers. Our work aligns closely with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - particularly SDG 1 (No Poverty), SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being), SDG 4 (Quality Education), and SDG 15 (Life on Land).
About the Millennium Fellow
Saakshaat Gupta is a youth social impact leader from Delhi-NCR, India, and a Co-founder of Wake Up Guys, an NGO serving marginalised communities and animals. He leads missions on Aadhaar access, menstrual health, ration support, education, and animal rescue, with a 2025 goal to impact 10,000+ lives. A penultimate year BBA LL.B. student at Symbiosis Law School, Noida, he champions inclusive, proximity-based leadership, organising camps, skill-building for children, and women's health initiatives with medical experts to drive sustainable, community-rooted change.
