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 SHRIJANI NEDUNCHEZHIYAN, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
St. Joseph’s College of Law | Bengaluru, India | Advancing SDG 5 & UNAI 6
" Girls are often presumed to stay in the kitchen and "be a good wife", but all girls have this special talent in themselves and the potential to do anything they want, but and unable due to various reasons. I'm confident that I can inspire and help other the same way people have believed in me. Through this program I will be able to enhance my leadership skills, collaborate on meaningful projects, help spread awareness on sustainable goals, help people learn through the various programs I wish to organise. This fellowship program helps me advance my skills and aligns with my future goals with giving back to the society, combined with my legal expertise , I am very eager to gain new insights and share my expertise with others. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: SPEAK : Support, Protect, Educate, Advocate, Knowledge
Project SPEAK is a social initiative that amplifies the voices of women and girls silenced by harmful practices like forced marriages and female genital mutilation (FGM). Despite being the 21st century, these violations persist, stripping survivors of autonomy, dignity, and choice while leaving lasting scars. SPEAK works to break the silence through community talks, workshops, and campaigns, in collaboration with NGOs, while also creating accessible resources for those affected. With a strong focus on education, the project engages schools and colleges to promote comprehensive sex education centered on bodily autonomy, consent, and human rights. At its core, SPEAK strives to end stigma, empower young people, and ensure that dignity and choice are upheld as fundamental rights for every woman and girl.
About the Millennium Fellow
Shrijani Nedunchezhiyan is a young girl with a bold voice, and doesn't hesitate to voice out her opinions, currently a law student at St. Josephs College of Law, India. She was born in the United States of America, and shortly after has been moved all the was across of the world to the United Kingdom where she spent most of her childhood, later she moved to India with her parents and did her higher schooling, later spent three years in Australia and had to move back to pursue her Bachelor's degree in law. For as long as she can remember she has been this bold girl that is never been afraid to call out any injustice that is happening around her. She wishes to empower those around her and herself in the process by just being present in peoples lives and helping them to pursue their dream. After she graduated, Shrijani plans to get her Masters degree in Criminal Law and Justice and work in a field to help those unfortunate trapped in a constant cycle of exploitation.
