ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2022
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. Over 31,000 young leaders on 2,400+ campuses across 140+ nations applied to join the Class of 2022. 200+ campuses worldwide (just 8%) were selected to host the 3,000+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT AMIYA KUMAR, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Ashoka University | Sonipat, India | Advancing SDG 8 & UNAI 6
" The Millennium Fellowship will provide me with a forum of exchange where I can engage with young minds working on goals similar to mine. I am looking forward to executing my project, learning from the workers I work with and from my peers pursuing other projects as well! "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Raahgir
Over the years due to rapid industrialization, India has experienced mass internal migration. Due to the pandemic, the numbers reached alarming rates. A large number of the population lost their lives and livelihoods as they were not earning enough and were unable to avail government services and schemes. The objective of my project is to make migrant workers cognisant of the various policies and resources available to them and also push to institutionalize further policies. Her work will be addressing the 8th Sustainable Development Goal that promotes decent work and economic growth.
About the Millennium Fellow
Amiya Kumar is a third year student at Ashoka University pursuing a major in Political Science and minor in International Relations. Amiya believes that using academic rigour and activism she can help drive social change in India and possibly the world too. Deeply disturbed by the internal migration in India during the pandemic, Amiya's project works towards bettering the lives of migrant workers. Once she graduates, she wishes to pursue a career in foreign policy.
