ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2024
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 52,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2024 on 6,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 280+ campuses worldwide (just 5%) were selected to host the 4,000+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT NITISH KUMAR, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur | Kharagpur, India | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 1, SDG 3 & UNAI 3
" "I am thrilled to be a Millennium Fellow because it aligns perfectly with my mission to address education inequity. Growing up in a lower-middle-class family and witnessing the challenges of accessing quality education, I am driven to make a difference. Through Edufinity and my volunteer work with the Gopali Youth Welfare Society, I've seen the transformative power of education. As a Millennium Fellow, I hope to collaborate with like-minded individuals, gain valuable insights, and expand my impact, ultimately working towards a future where every child has access to the educational resources they need to succeed." "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Edufinity - Infinite Education for All
Since I belong to a lower-middle-class family and grew up in a small village, I have seen the village lifestyle and these categories of family very closely. I have seen their struggle and obstruction to get a proper education. Even if they can't afford to get a proper education since childhood, they cannot complete their high school or college life. Hence, they cannot grab any proper job opportunities or even don't know their fundamental rights. It leads to the formation of a loop in which not only the parents are uneducated their children face the same and form a never-ending loop. So, I tried to get a better education anyway and started teaching my best whatever I learned till my High school in my village. I started teaching those students who couldn't afford to get a basic education and provided basic resources like Pen, Pencil, notebook, chalk, and slate with my savings. When I left my home for my college study, I was not able to help them significantly from my college but in my college, I continue teaching in an NGO named Gopali Youth Welfare Society and help them in whatever way I can.
About the Millennium Fellow
Nitish Kumar is a committed IIT Kharagpur student passionate about education equity. He witnessed firsthand the challenges of accessing quality education and can empathize with the needs of children in education. Determined to make a difference, Nitish founded Edufinity, a project aimed at providing educational resources to underprivileged children in his village. Using his savings, he supplied basic educational materials and began teaching students who couldn't afford school.
Despite moving to college, he continued his mission by volunteering with the Gopali Youth Welfare Society, impacting children through educational support and resources. Nitish's struggles with financial constraints and his determination to succeed have instilled in him a profound empathy and drive to uplift others. His leadership is characterized by inclusivity and collaboration, making him a strong advocate for breaking the cycle of educational disadvantage and fostering a community of empowered, educated individuals.
