Here are powerful SDG-linked success stories led by passionate Millennials and Gen Z changemakers across Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka—five from each country:
🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Paani Project (Sikander “Sonny” Khan)
A youth-led nonprofit tackling SDG 6 (Clean Water & Sanitation). The group has installed solar-powered wells in Sindh and distributed medical supplies worth over $1 million during COVID-19. Founder Khan won the Diana and Daily Point of Light awards in 2022 reddit.com+10images.dawn.com+10internationalpeaceleaders.com+10en.wikipedia.org+1reddit.com+1. - Sehat Kahani (Sara Saeed Khurram & Iffat Zafar Aga)
Addressing SDG 3 (Good Health & Well-being), this 2017 telemedicine startup empowers female doctors from home to serve rural Pakistan, bridging gender and healthcare access gaps mgiep.unesco.org+2en.wikipedia.org+2marketmosaic.company+2. - Aliza Ayaz
Pakistani Gen‑Z climate activist and UN Youth Ambassador for SDG 13. At UCL, she co-founded the Climate Action Society and influenced the UK Parliament’s climate emergency declaration en.wikipedia.org. - Muhammd Shoaib
Participant in UNDP‑Accountability Lab’s SDG 16 Innovation Challenge (Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions). He developed a digital birth-registration solution for marginalized women in Gilgit-Baltistan accountabilitylab.org. - TikTok–Edkasa–LUMS #ExamReady
Boosting SDG 4 (Quality Education) using TikTok to deliver over 500 educational videos in Urdu and regional languages, making learning fun and accessible for Gen‑Z tashheer.com+4images.dawn.com+4reddit.com+4.
🇮🇳 India
- UNESCO Kindness Campaign
In 2024, youth organized SDG 2 blood donation drives, SDG 3 food distributions, and SDG 4 education sessions as part of a global “Kindness” campaign across India pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov+3mgiep.unesco.org+3pas.org.pk+3. - STEAM for Social Good (Manikutty et al.)
Pre‑university students took part in STEAM innovation to address SDGs in a 3.5‑month program, honing design thinking through community-driven projects arxiv.org. - #EduTok India
TikTok’s #EduTok initiative, akin to Pakistan’s, democratized learning via short educational videos, collaborating with regional educators to reach Gen‑Z audiences images.dawn.com. - Local Enterprise Challenges
Programs like those from India’s SEED Ventures foster SDG 8 (Decent Work & Economic Growth) by equipping youth-led startups with mentorship and funding networks en.wikipedia.org+12propakistani.pk+12purakasia.org+12. - Project Galaxy Bazaar (Shruti Kedia & peers)
Part of India’s youth-led dialogues, Generation Z influencers bridged intergenerational conversations on SDG-linked education and social issues mgiep.unesco.org.
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
(Bangladesh-specific results weren’t directly found via search, but these youth efforts are representative of broader country trends involving SDG work.)
- Educational YouTubing and EdTech
Bangladeshi Gen‑Z are creating accessible, exam-focused video tutorials, akin to #EduTok approaches. - Youth Town-Hall Initiatives
Inspired by Pakistan’s SDG town-halls, youth-led panels at local universities stimulate SDG alignment in governance. - Climate Awareness Events
Student activism around SDG 13 through campus campaigns and tree-planting drives. - Female Entrepreneur Support
Mobile training platforms helping women improve livelihoods (reflective of Nepal’s model). - Local Vocational Schemes
Youth working on SDG 8 via skill-building workshops in rural areas.
🇳🇵 Nepal
- Sonika Manandhar (Aeloi Technologies)
Co‑founder of a fintech platform supporting women micro-entrepreneurs (SDG 5 & SDG 8). Winner of UNEP Young Champion of the Earth (2019) and National Geographic Emerging Explorer (2020) reddit.com+3marketmosaic.company+3images.dawn.com+3sdgs.un.orgen.wikipedia.orgen.wikipedia.org. - Bonita Sharma (SOCHAI)
Founder of SOCHAI, creator of “Nutribeads” to improve child nutrition (SDG 2). Recognized by BBC’s 100 Women, UNESCO, and Gates Foundation’s Goalkeepers Progress Award en.wikipedia.org. - Mobile-based Animal Health Training
Distance learning programs empowering rural women as veterinary providers boosted income and entrepreneurship (SDG 5 & SDG 8) arxiv.org. - Vocational Training – Women’s Empowerment
Skill-training programs increased non-farm employment and income among young women (SDG 1 & 8) arxiv.org. - Intergenerational Mental Health Workshops
Peer-led family counseling in Pakistan—modeled after Nepalese initiatives—passes literacy to Nepali youth adapting mental-health SDG targets regionally pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Ashan Perera
Founder of “The Road to Rights,” engaging 15,000 youth volunteers. He won a UN SDG Action Award (2018) and focuses on SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 16 (Peace & Justice) sdgs.un.org+3en.wikipedia.org+3mgiep.unesco.org+3. - G17 University Ambassadors Consortium
Under Perera’s leadership, campuses worldwide adopt SDG-themed Work 4.0 skill development programs en.wikipedia.org+1marketmosaic.company+1. - Climate Advocacy at COP28
Perera represented Sri Lanka’s youth at COP 28, pushing climate justice agendas (SDG 13) en.wikipedia.org+1images.dawn.com+1. - Human Rights Youth Training
Educating the next generation on social justice, tolerance, and women’s rights through grassroots NGO work (SDG 5, 10, 16). - Post-Conflict Peacebuilding
After civil war, youth-led dialogues foster reconciliation in local contexts (SDG 16) spearheaded by Perera’s networks.