Youth–Adult Partnership in Gilgit-Baltistan: Ethical Leadership, Environmental Stewardship, and Sustainable Development in Pakistan
Gojal Hunza Community. (n.d.). Volunteers from Khyber-Hunza community during a mountain cleanliness and environmental stewardship drive [Photograph]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/share/1Amgv4yWcs Youth–adult partnership (Y-AP) in Pakistan, particularly across Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), represents an exemplary model of ethical leadership, inclusive development, and community resilience. By combining the creativity, energy, and digital fluency of youth with the experience, wisdom, and historical knowledge of adults, these partnerships address contemporary challenges in one of the most ecologically sensitive and culturally diverse regions of Pakistan. Across GB, initiatives such as plantation campaigns, mountain cleanliness drives, community-based tourism, and digital literacy programs demonstrate how intergenerational collaboration enhances social cohesion, environmental stewardship, and adaptive capacity. Hunza, in particular, exemplifies the intersection of rich cultural herita...