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Under the GEF-7 Project titled “Partnerships and Innovative Financing to Mainstream Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Management in the Wet Climatic Zone of Sri Lanka,” Janathakshan facilitated a series of mobile tea clinic programmes from 12th to 15th December 2025 across the Kalutara and Ratnapura districts. Implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry […]

Under the project “Fostering Climate Change Action Ambassadors: Empowering Youth for Climate Resilience,” funded by HSBC and implemented by Janathakshan, a total of 15 innovative sub-projects led by university students across Sri Lanka were successfully supported and guided during the final quarter of 2025. The supported sub-projects demonstrated practical, community-oriented solutions to climate challenges. These

The recent Ditwah Cyclone caused significant damage to communities in Wattala and Ja-Ela, with severe flooding affecting livelihoods, infrastructure, and daily life. The situation revealed critical gaps in preparedness among Resource Collectors(RCs), highlighting the urgent need to strengthen community-level disaster readiness. In response, Janathakshan, under the PHINLA II Project co-funded by the German Corporation BMZ

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

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

From 18th April for 10 consecutive days, Janathakshan GTE Ltd., together with Coca-Cola Beverages Lanka Limited, and Neptune Recyclers as the recycling partner, successfully carried out the Dalada Dakma Plastic Collection Program. This initiative was organized under the Strengthening Women and Youth Engagement in Informal Waste Management in Sri Lanka (SWYFT) Project, funded by The

The Fostering Climate Change Action Ambassadors: Empowering Youth for Climate Resilience project is an initiative launched to mobilize university students across Sri Lanka in addressing the pressing challenges of climate change. Implemented in collaboration with five state universities, the project aims to strengthen youth leadership in climate mitigation, adaptation, resilience-building, and responses to loss and