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 SAMRUDDHI MANOJ BIDKAR, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Savitribai Phule Pune University | Pune, India | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 5, SDG 17 & UNAI 6
" I believe design has the power to bring dignity, comfort, and opportunity to people’s lives. Through the Millennium Fellowship, I am excited to learn, share ideas, and work with others who care about creating positive change. This experience will help me grow my skills and make my work for communities more impactful and aligned with the SDGs. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Designing Smiles
Our project, Designing Smiles, began with a simple, heartfelt realization children in orphanages need more than just donations. They need to feel seen, heard and deeply connected. we've all felt the joy of a true friendship, the comfort of knowing someone cares. That is the feeling we set out to create. This is something entirely different than a traditional charity. It's a partnership of hearts where we bring students and children together to form groups and create a gift or a activity that will be truly memorable. For us, it may be a few hours, but for the children, it's a profound, memorable experience that reminds them they are valued. Our goal is to create bonds of friendship that will be cherished long after. Goals(August-December 2025)
Developing genuine friendship bonds between students and childrens of the orphanages.
Creating a meaningful toys or maybe a present that can be memorable experience.
About the Millennium Fellow
Samruddhi bidkar is a third-year architecture student in Pune, India, driven by curiosity and a passion for learning through real-world experiences. She enjoys exploring how design can respond to everyday challenges, blending creativity with practical problem-solving. Always eager to observe, question, and experiment, she approaches each project as an opportunity to understand people and places more deeply. Samruddhi Bidkar hopes to shape spaces that are thoughtful, inclusive, and rooted in genuine human connection.
