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Two training programs were conducted at Community Education Center, Thalahena, Malambe for the IWCs of Junk and Nadar Shops in the Kaduwela Municipal area on 31st of January and 20th of February 2023. 11 (10 Male and 01 Female) IWCs-Junk and Nadar Shops participated in the first day and 26 (25 Male and 01 Female) […]

“We are very happy that #Janathakshan organized this training for us. We have already started to practice 3R and make compost made out of household waste. We also have initiated a business to make soaps with coconut leftovers. We train all Community-Based Organizations (#CBOs) on soap production methods. We hope that Janathakshan will aware communities through leaflets

Janathakshan GTE Ltd. organized a 3-day residential programme from 23rd – 25th February 2023, for identification of strategic priority areas for the Sri Lanka Civil Society Action Network for Community Resilience (SLNCR). SLNCR is a network established by Janathakshan under Sri Lanka Preparedness Partnership, the national chapter of Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP) of Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre

With the participation of experts from Solid Waste Management (SWM) sector in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, the final project review meeting of the r4d project, “Challenges of Municipal Solid Waste Management: Learning from Post-Crisis Governance Initiatives in South Asia” was held at Amagi Aria, Negombo, Sri Lanka from 15th to 17th January, 2023. The

The consortium meeting “Waste Management and Circular Economy, Waste Treatment & Valorization Technologies” was held by the NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal (NOVA School of Science and Technology) from the 9th to 13th January, 2023, as part of the project “Techno-Economic-Societal Sustainable Development Training in Sri Lanka” (TESS). The meeting was attended by four universities from the programme

“Janathakshan together with The Coca-Cola Foundation and Eco-Spindles Pvt Ltd. find solutions to plastic pollution in Sri Lanka with the launch of the Material Recovery Facilities.” Parallel to the #WorldEnvironmentDay 2023, Janathakshan GTE Ltd. joined forces with The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) and Eco-Spindles Pvt Ltd. to officially launch ‘Eko Wave’ – an advanced Material Recovery