The Colombo Yathra was a five-day training program held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from June 15th to 20th, 2024. Our sister organisation, ECO-V, organised it, and 15 young people participated.…
Empowering Young Green Leaders: The 2024 Colombo Yathra
We are excited to share with you the inspiring work of JCJ and ECO-V in our ongoing efforts to empower young green leaders through this year’s Colombo Yathra. The Colombo…
2018 Vanni Yathra
JCJ partnered again with our Sri Lankan partner organisation ECO-V to support their seventh yathra (journey). Like the previous yathras, the projects focus on creating young green leaders to combat…
2015 Project Support for ECO-V: Kolamba Yathra & 100% Renewables Trip
JCJ continued supporting our partner organisation ECO-V by funding a new vital position in the organisation. This position, International Coordinator, was responsible for organising the successful 2015 Kolamba Yathra, and…
2013 Paapedi Bike Journey
The second ECO-V run yathra, Papeedi Bike Journey, aimed to empower 25 young Sri Lankans as social and environmental actors. JCJ funded the 25 bicycles required for the yathrees to …
2011 Yathra Follow Up Project
This was a small follow up project from the 2011 Kelani Nadee Yathra in Sri Lanka. Pat Kirkby, a volunteer during the yathra earlier in the year, visited many of…
2011 Kelani Nadee (River) Journey
JCJ’s first project was ECO-V’s Kelani River Journey. ECO-V, our Sri-Lankan partner organisation, began the journey program with the aim of inspiring young people to become the future eco-Leaders of…