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Recognizing the need to transition from carbon-intensive development pathways, Janathakshan envisions a future free of fossil fuels. In the face of Sri Lanka’s energy crisis, we are committed to facilitating and contributing to the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. We advocate for renewable energy and energy-efficient solutions, actively supporting global commitments […]

Our commitment extends to promoting sustainable waste management solutions, which include creating awareness, introducing waste management technologies, building capacities of the key stakeholders of various waste value chains, and incorporating waste management into university and school curriculums. We plan to expand these interventions to meet future demands and promote low-carbon development practices and approaches.

Janathakshan endeavors to enhance the resilience of individuals, communities, and ecosystems through project interventions. This includes improving livelihoods, capacity, and skill development, introducing technological innovations, and advocating for best practices at various levels. We firmly believe in the pivotal role of ecosystems in overall resilience and actively work to protect and promote nature and ecosystems.

Practical Action implemented the Northern Rebuilding Programme in Killinochchi and Mullaitivu districts with financial assistance from USAID/OFDA in 2011. Conclusion in November 2013 the programme significantly impacted livelihoods by improving village level agricultural infrastructure enabling 14,780 returnee community members to resume agricultural and fisheries livelihoods. In total, 11 minor irrigation tanks, 5 km of irrigation

The Socio-economic Empowerment of Tsunami Affected Communities Project worked in 4 divisional secretariat divisions (DSD) severely affected by conflict and the tsunami in the Batticaloa district. 92 % funded by the Big Lottery Fund (BLF) on a total budget of £590,566 SET was implemented by Practical Action in 2009. Concluding in 2013, SET addressed the

The five year Community Governance in Infrastructure Services project co-funded by the European Union and implemented by Practical Action concluded in 2014. Operating in Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan the project centered on mainstreaming community voices in development planning and interventions. The project actively advocated development of institutional capacities of local governance systems in South

The European Union launched the European Union funded housing project for conflict affected IDP’s in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka in 2009. Practical Action served as training partner to implementer Arbeiter- Samariter-Bund (ASB) building the capacity of ASB staff in community mobilizing and technical skills and providing training in safe construction techniques to beneficiaries. Over the project

Practical Action has been actively developing Pico Hydro technology in Sri Lanka since 2007 as part of its Enhancing Renewable Energy Options (EREO) project. Pico hydro is potentially the lowest cost technology for off-grid electrification, producing energy from the smallest of water flows. The main environmental benefit of pico hydro is a reduction in greenhouse

The western region of Sri Lanka is considered the main metropolitan hub of Sri Lanka contributing to a significant portion of the national economy. A major segment of the economically significant infrastructure of Sri Lanka is situated in the Western Province together with some extremely sensitive ecosystems such as the wetlands, tropical forest patches,and the

Sri Lanka, as a party to the UNFCCC, prepared its Third National Communication (TNC) with support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and technical support from UNDP. A consortium comprised of four leading organizations in Sri Lanka, Janathakshan, Sri Lanka Youth Climate Action Network (SLYCAN) Trust, Integrated Development Association (IDEA), and Sri Lanka Press Institute