ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2023
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. 44,000+ student leaders from 3,300+ campuses across 170+ nations applied to join the Class of 2023. 260+ campuses worldwide (just 9%) in 38 countries were selected to host 4,000+ Millennium Fellows for the Class of 2023.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT ANKITHA REDDY, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2023.
Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering | Chennai, India | Advancing SDG 6 & UNAI 9 | Emerging Technologist
Millennium Fellowship Project: Blue Revive
My project was implemented in two phases:
1. Organizing sensitization and inspiring innovation programs.
2. Planning clean-up drives with awareness programs.
Many people worldwide are not blessed with the luxury of clean drinking water. Particularly hailing from a coastal city prone to floods and tropical cyclones, sensitization campaigns were leveraged to endow students with the necessary information to make informed and safe decisions. These programs primarily taught students about the state of our water reserves, incorporating case studies and various methods to filter out impurities in contaminated water. In contingency to this, it is important to learn about what others are doing to help avert the effects of climate change and global warming and educate students about the various innovative and experimental projects undertaken worldwide, such as solar-powered irrigation systems and environmental robotics. This is in the hopes of sparking ideas and innovation among the students.
With this in mind, partnering with local NGOs, we initiated clean-up drives in the ponds and other water bodies nearby, in the neighboring villages of Kalavakkam and Kelambakkam. These clean-up drives not only instilled a sense of civic responsibility but also promoted community bonding to help understand the grievances of the people in affected areas.
Hence, the focus of the project was to educate children about clean water and sanitation, providing them with practices they could enact in their daily lives to promote the 6th SDG. Moreover, being well-informed and encouraged, inspiring others to execute their research and projects in the future to make a difference was the main goal.
About the Millennium Fellow
A Ankitha Reddy is an undergraduate student at Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, majoring in Computer Science and Engineering. Recognising the impact and potential solutions technology could provide to pressing global issues, she chose her major to help endow her with the necessary education to help make a difference in the world.
Her dedication extends beyond academics; Ankitha is actively involved with multiple NGOs, where she has come to realise that saving our planet requires years of collective effort and a commitment to change-making. Hence, the Millennium Fellowship represents a great opportunity for her to foster a collaborative environment among like-minded individuals. She is a firm believer in the pervasive nature of creativity which fuels her conviction that by working together, we can develop and implement innovative solutions that will benefit people and the planet.
Ankitha's commitment encompasses her passion for environmental preservation, water conservation, gender equality, and human rights. As she embarks on her professional journey, she envisions a future where she continues her work in these domains, striving to create a brighter and more sustainable tomorrow.
