I'm walking home for the climate, carrying one bag of waste at a time.
I'm Jaydip Lakhankiya, a farmer's son from Gujarat. I left Malta on foot to cross around 20 countries, listen to the people living with environmental change and collect roadside waste along the way. The journey is already moving. Your support helps me keep walking safely and keep sharing what the road teaches me.
Explore partnershipsPublic route updates are delayed for safety. Support goes to The Climate Walker LLC and is not tax-deductible.
Current country
Bulgaria
Bulgaria; public updates delayed for safety
Distance walked
4,500 km
Distance remaining
7,500 km
Days on the road
221
Countries entered
12 of 20
Malta, Italy, Vatican City, San Marino, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, Bulgaria
Garbage bags collected
240
GO helps keep The Climate Walker connected.
As Principal Mission Partner and Jaydip's exclusive telecommunications sponsor, GO supports the mobile connectivity he relies on for navigation, road communication, safety coordination, and journey updates.
A farmer's son carrying a climate message home.
Jaydip grew up in a farming family in Gujarat, where heat, water, crops, and income were closely connected. He is walking home from Malta because climate change is easier to understand when people can connect it to everyday life.
Why He WalksFive punctures between Orja Luka and Tuzi
On Day 173 in Montenegro, Jaydip returned to walking after a long repair stop. He describes a 34 km day interrupted by five punctures, with water, fruit and help from people along the road.
Featured video
Keep Going | Road Moment 604
The player loads only after you press play. Captions, ads, and playback controls are handled by the source platform.
One bag a day turns awareness into action.
Jaydip aims to collect at least one bag of roadside waste on each walking day, wherever it is safe and legally possible. The Impact page records the published cleanup totals and route history.
Route bags
240
Countries entered
12
Distance walked
4,500 km
Walk. Listen. Clean. Share.
The journey is not a speech from a stage. It is a public record of what happens when Jaydip keeps moving, keeps listening, and keeps picking up the bag in front of him.
Walk
Jaydip moves slowly enough for people to stop him, ask questions, and tell him what is happening where they live.
Listen
The route is built around conversations with people living with heat, water pressure, waste, changing work, and changing food systems.
Clean
One bag of roadside waste each walking day keeps the promise visible. The cleanup is small enough to repeat and clear enough to copy.
Share
Videos, road notes, media coverage, and school visits carry the message farther than one person can walk alone.
Coverage and references
Selected articles and media links help journalists, sponsors, and supporters understand the story.
How climate change is changing summer, travel and the way we enjoy the outdoors
TRT World's environment programme featured Jaydip Lakhankiya in a segment on the 12,000 km Malta-to-India walk, his 182-day India journey, climate learning in Malta and Greece, and the daily garbage collection promise.
Read articleActivist begins 12,000km walk from Malta to India
Reports the Castille send-off, the two ferry exceptions, the daily rubbish collection plan, and Jaydip's intention to continue cleanup and education work after the walk.
Read articleRecent chapters from the road.
These journal stories bring together Jaydip's posts, video stills, road updates, and media coverage. Exact live location and future route details stay private.
Into Bulgaria at 4,500 km
After Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo and Serbia, Jaydip has entered Bulgaria. The 29 September update puts the walk at 4,500 km.
Read Story
From Bosnia to Albania: a repair delay and five punctures
Jaydip’s Day 173 recording follows 34 km from Orja Luka to Tuzi after a long stop for trolley repairs.
Read Story
Nine bags in Sarajevo: the cleanup behind bags 163 to 171
Jaydip’s Day 121 video dates a nine-bag cleanup in Sarajevo to 21 June 2026. The later route total reached 173 bags.
Read Story