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 SHIKHA RAJEEV, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
TKM College of Engineering | Kollam, India | Advancing SDG 2, SDG 10, SDG 1 & UNAI 9
" I believe technology should serve people first. My project turns surplus home-cooked meals into income for rural women, tackling food waste and inequality. The Millennium Fellowship will help me scale this vision and connect with change makers committed to building a more equitable world. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: SHEF - Supporting Housewives' Empowerment through Food
The aim of this project is to support the housewives of the area by introducing a small scale food supply chain over a 4 month period. Through this we can ensure that the housewives earn a daily income and people get delicious home cooked meals at an affordable rate. Here is how the whole operation will work. The housewives will cook extra food than usual and pack it in clean containers or banana leaves. They will drop of the food at collection point (a nearby school, community center, anganwadi etc) or volunteers will go around houses collecting the food. All the collected food will be sold by setting up a simple stall near a busy place like bus stops, school gates etc. Finally, the money earned will be distributed accordingly.
About the Millennium Fellow
Shikha Rajeev is a Computer Science and Engineering student at TKM College of Engineering, passionate about using technology for social impact. She is part of a team developing a community-driven platform that transforms surplus home-cooked meals into daily income for rural housewives, while providing affordable food to local communities. Shikha actively engages in innovative problem-solving, blending technical skills with empathy-driven design. She aspires to build scalable, tech-enabled solutions that empower marginalized groups, promote sustainable livelihoods, and contribute to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
