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.
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Current country
Albania
Albania, Shkodër public route update, delayed for safety
Distance walked
about 4,000 km
Distance remaining
about 8,000 km
Days on the road
181
Countries entered
9 of 20
Malta, Italy, Vatican City, San Marino, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania
Garbage bags collected
173
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 WalksA current view of the walk
Corrected Balkans route added through Shkodër: The public map now follows the corrected Balkans route: Banja Luka area, Jajce, Travnik, Sarajevo, Foča, Hum / Foča, Orja Luka, Tuzi, Bajzë, and Shkodër.
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Keep Going | Road Moment 604
A recent official road moment showing the daily persistence behind the walk.
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A short official road moment from The Climate Walker showing Jaydip continuing the mission one walking day at a time.
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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
173
Countries entered
9
Distance walked
about 4,000 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.
TRT World brings Jaydip's walk into a wider climate story
A TRT World environment programme connected Jaydip's Malta-to-India walk with changing summers, travel choices, and everyday responsibility.
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Why the walk started in Valletta
The Malta launch matters because it turned Jaydip's climate idea into a public road commitment: walk home, collect a bag of garbage each day, and keep the work visible.
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Sicily, the last ferry, and the first mainland test
After Malta, Jaydip crossed Sicily on foot and used the second required ferry to reach mainland Italy, turning the first country leg into a measurable checkpoint.
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