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PHINLA II Collaborates with “පිවිතුරු හෙටක්” to Address Community Waste Management Challenges in Ja Ela

PHINLA partnered with “පිවිතුරු හෙටක්”, a community-focused programme organized by the College of Nursing – Kandana under their Community Health Field Programme, to address pressing waste management challenges in the Kanuwana-Ja Ela area. The programme aimed to promote practical and sustainable solutions to local waste management issues through community and school-based awareness initiatives. Activities included […]

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Strengthening Tea Landscapes Through Knowledge and Innovation: Field Visit under the GEF-VII Project

As part of the GEF-VII project titled “Partnerships and Innovative Financing to Mainstream Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Management in the Wet Climatic Zone of Sri Lanka,” a multi-day field visit and series of Tea Land Clinic programmes were conducted from 11th to 15th December 2025 across selected locations in Kalutara and Ratnapura districts. The project

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Advocating for a Just Energy Transition: Sri Lanka’s National Dialogue on the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

On 12 August 2025, Janathakshan GTE Ltd., in collaboration with the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative and Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA), hosted the Sri Lanka Advocacy Dialogue on “Just Transition in Sri Lanka and the Fossil Fuel Treaty: Aligning Climate Justice with Economic Recovery” at Waters Edge Hotel, Battaramulla. The event brought together

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The Coca-Cola Foundation and Janathakshan Open Material Collection and Processing Centre in Alawwa

Janathakshan GTE Ltd., in partnership with The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF), officially launched a new Material Collection and Processing Centre (MCPC) in Alawwa, marking a significant milestone under the Strengthening Women and Youth Engagement in Informal Waste Management in Sri Lanka (SWYFT) Project. The inauguration, held on 16 October 2025, brought together a distinguished gathering of

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Building a New Generation of Climate Change Ambassador

HSBC Sri Lanka, in partnership with Janathakshan, has taken a significant step toward building a climate-resilient younger generation by empowering university students to become “Climate Change Action Ambassadors.” Designed to nurture passionate young leaders in environmental sustainability, the programme equips students with knowledge, innovative skills, mentorship, and resources to drive meaningful climate action within their

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40,000+ Emergency Requests Answered – And We Continue to Serve

Since operations began on 28th November, our Janathakshan volunteers, alongside SLPP partners, have supported the DMC 117 Emergency Hotline at a critical moment for the country. We are humbled to share that we have collectively answered 40,000+ emergency requests from affected communities across Sri Lanka. Each call represented a family in distress, and each response

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Sri Lanka Preparedness Partnership in Action During Disaster Response

With guidance from the Disaster Management Centre (DMC), SLPP partners, including Janathakshan, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, MAS Capital, Aitken Spence, and several university volunteers, mobilized immediate manpower support to strengthen the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) and the 117 Call Centre. From the evening of 28th November 2025 onwards, volunteers have been working around the clock

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Standing Together in a Time of Crisis

Following the extreme weather conditions and the escalating disaster situation across Sri Lanka, Janathakshan immediately convened an emergency meeting to assess ground realities and identify where our support was most urgently needed. As Janathakshan, we organized ourselves to extend support to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC). We activated our role within the Sri Lanka Preparedness Partnership

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Building South Asia’s Collective Climate Voice: CANSA Regional Conference in Colombo

Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA) convened its regional conference in Colombo on 15 and 16th October 2025, under the theme “Towards a Just, Resilient, and Sustainable Future: Building South Asian Positions on Loss and Damage, Adaptation, Climate Finance, and Urban Climate Resilience.” The two-day event brought together member organizations from across India, Bangladesh, Nepal,

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Stakeholder Workshop Strengthens Sri Lanka’s Biodiversity Planning Process

An initial stakeholder workshop organized by the Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Janathakshan GTE Ltd., and the Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA), was successfully held on the 14th and 15th of October 2025 at Citrus Waskaduwa. This two-day residential workshop aimed to raise awareness among key national stakeholders

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