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 KATAYOUN RAFAT, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
University of Dubai | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Advancing SDG 8, SDG 4, SDG 5, SDG 9, SDG 10 & UNAI 2
" Empowering Afghan women through education and entrepreneurship is not just a mission for me; it's a personal journey rooted in my own experiences. As a Millennium Fellow, I'm thrilled to collaborate with like-minded individuals who share a vision for gender equality and sustainable development. This fellowship will equip me with the tools to amplify my impact, fostering a brighter future for women and girls in my community and beyond." "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Zan-Hub
The project will empower Afghan girls so that they are able to express themselves and find expression for their creativity. We shall provide them with an open platform whereby they can present their work, learn from one another with the aim of improving their skills and compete for awards and prizes. Our area of concern is to provide talented Afghan women with access to platforms and mentors who will provide them with the tools to acquire knowledge and become great artists. It will be comprehensive so that it covers girls from different strata of society, and it will be supported by training on acquisition of technical skills, marketing, and business management. What we would like to do is to nudge, not encourage, but to enable them to be able to bring their dreams and visionary creativity to life. We will also organize showcase events where they can sell their work, organize networking sessions with industry giants, and offer ongoing support in an effort to bring them to long-term success. Within a supportive and cooperative environment, we would like to engage the community and foster sustainable arts practice.
About the Millennium Fellow
Katayoun Rafat is a dedicated second-year Information System Security student at the University of Dubai. With a deep connection to the Afghan community, she is passionate about empowering women and girls through her project, ZanHub. This initiative aims to support Afghan women in gaining financial independence via entrepreneurship and education. Katayoun’s commitment to gender equality and economic empowerment drives her efforts to create meaningful opportunities for those facing challenges in accessing education and employment. She envisions a future where Afghan women thrive, fostering dignity, independence, and hope within their communities.
