“Good market” (https://www.facebook.com/thegoodmarketcolombo) is the latest gathering in Colombo started by people who believes in sustainable and healthy living in Sri Lanka. Good Market opens every Thursday (12pm-8pm) at Water's Edge Park at Battaramulla. This initiative is led by Amanda Kiessel ( Sri Lankanised American) from Sewa Lanka foundation has grown into a gathering place for people who live and ...
A Great Vision, brings about great journey, a journey involves great days amongst many. But all great days must begin with a bit of Nanda’s special unique brand of 5am stretching combined with rhythmic breathing exercises! It was actually 5.30am to be precise, but the majority all awoke at 5am anywayJWhat better way to start the day as mentioned in ...
It sIt seems like we could not update our friends of ECO-V for long time. Some people asked us why we were silent. Its not that we didn’t do any work but was engaged with more work and didn’t have time to update. So here again some news for you. There were several activities taken place in the month ...
Yesterday’s morning at Galgamuwa started with environmental meditation led by Kanchana Weerakoon. We were on a path next to a lily filled lake with a plethora of wild life noises in the background. We were able to take the time to use our senses and our minds to explore and experience how the natural and urban space interacted with ...
Dhanushka is one of the Kelani Nadee Yathrees (Traveler). As a post journey project Dhanushka was having a dream of turning an abandon land into an eco-friendly eco system. ECO-V encouraged him to create a permaculture garden where he can use it as an educational centre too. It was a dream for Dhanushka since then as he didn’t have ...
Today our day began at the infamous 4.30am ECO-V start, where we woke up to start our journey up north with Kanchana who had to deliver two talks to different groups. The first was at an archaeological site at the ancient Yapahuwa civilization ruins for the staff and workers, and the second was for the “Training for Trusteeship” program, organized ...
Portland was full of information about positive movement towards sustainability but I didn't have much time there to explore everything. It had a very good movement towards cycling as a way of transportation which was very attractive to me. Dana Ecelberger who was with us in 2005/2006 in Sri Lanka participating our field trips and helping us for our projects ...
All youth have gone back to their local areas. Still calling us and sharing their experience with us at ECO-V. Also they all are really looking forward to come back on the 15th to Colombo to celebrate the 12 day journey at the final event. We at ECO-V didn't have a break ...
This is one of the best trainings I have ever followed - Climate Change mitigation and adaptation; sponsored by SIDA and conducted by Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) in Norrokoping, Sweden. When I recall the other trainings I have had during my carrier I can rate this on par with the training on endangered species management at Durrell, ...
It’s June 2019. Already 6 months are gone in 2019. I can’t believe that I have not written a blog for last 6 months. It’s terrible guilty feeling I get as I know there are friends who are not connected via face book so not have got any updated about ECO-V or what’s happening around my personal life. The ...
As a result of awareness program we held on Divisional Secretariat of Pitabeddara on 22nd of August, they planned to conduct several programs for the community and they specially aimed at school children. They all agreed that it’s easy to bring positive attitudinal changes among children rather than among adults. So again we were invited to Southern Province to continue ...
ECO-V has floated various programs for schools children in Sinhala and English mediums since 2001. Now we have started to create awareness among school children in Tamil medium. This successful series of awareness sessions were organized by Caritas EHED, Batticaloa ( https://www.facebook.com/caritasbatti/ ) which is well known member of the Diakonia family (Our funding partner) https://www.diakonia.se/en/ . Also we would ...
I am writing to you as an Eisenhower fellow for 2012. It was a great achievement for me personally to get nominated and selected as an Eisenhower fellow for South Asian region in 2012. This year there are 21 fellows from South Asian region (Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) travelling in USA for 8 weeks meeting leaders, visiting institutions and ...
More Go Green activities, connecting with Mother Nature in the month of June…Team ECO-V was fully involved with creating awareness during the month of June. After the Environmental day program on the 5th and 6th of June conducted in Matale. We did some other several awareness programs and exhibitions in few regions of Sri Lanka.Springfield International School - Colombo Mrs. ...
The month of June was so busy, tired but was very productive. It was the month that many people in the world talk about Mother Nature. For us at ECO-V last June was important just because of environmental month but also we completed our 7th Yathra. Today I feel very proud and happy. The second generational leadership of ECO-V has ...
New initiatives, busy lives….1/4 of the year is gone…planning work and conducting them is easier than making reports and writing blogs J But how can I forget all our supporters who would love to read this blog and get updated about our activities. So it’s my duty to report you too. ECO-V did not celebrate it's 13th B’day on the ...
Today is the last day of year 2012. I was very busy since I came back in mid November from USA after Eisenhower Fellowship travel. During the last week of Eisenhower fellowship programme we were supposed to provide a photograph which will express feelings about whole programme. The image should have chosen during the travel. It was very interesting ...
Today we got up at 5am and started environmental meditation and stretches.After some team-building activities, we were on our 10km ride towards the train station. There, we were able to drop in at a Singer store, one of the main sponsors for this journey and recognize and thank them for their support.When we arrived at Gampaha, we rode towards the ...
After the Yarl yathra I could not write any blogs as its simply I was flooded with two more yathras, one training of Trainers session and a 3-day public exhibition and two International trips. So by the time we finish all these activities it was end of December and making final reports and getting ready for coming year with submitting ...
I feel really bad about not posting any thing on our blog since July. I don't know how I ignored it as usually we were good at updating our friends and well wishers. I am sure you will forgive us. Our silence does not mean that we were not working. I think its just the busy work schedule we had ...
