Questions About the Walk
Clear answers about Jaydip, the route, support, sponsors, media, safety, and what happens after India.
What people need to understand quickly
These answers follow the same core facts used across the press kit, route data, and public coverage.
Who is Jaydip Lakhankiya?
Jaydip is a farmer's son from Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India. Before The Climate Walker, he completed a 182-day walking and hitchhiking journey across India, trained as a trekking instructor and outdoor guide, and later studied hospitality and tourism in Malta.
What is The Climate Walker?
It is a roughly 12,000 km public walk from Malta to India. Jaydip uses slow walking, daily cleanups, school and community stops, and road conversations to show how climate change reaches ordinary life.
When did the journey begin?
The international route began on 21 February 2026 with a public sendoff from Valletta. Before departure, Jaydip completed a five-day walk through Malta's localities with cleanups.
Is the whole route on foot?
Yes, except for the two ferry crossings required by geography: Malta to Sicily and Sicily to mainland Italy. The rest of the route is designed as a foot journey toward India.
Why start from Malta?
Malta is where Jaydip studied, researched sustainable tourism and climate change more seriously, built early support, and carried out the localities cleanup walk before departure. It became the natural public launch point.
Why walk instead of posting online or flying between events?
Walking makes the mission slow, visible, and accountable. It creates time for roadside conversations, local interviews, school visits, and cleanup work that would not happen at the same depth in faster travel.
Does he collect waste on the road?
Yes. Cleanup is part of the mission, not a side project. Public coverage from Malta later referenced roughly 800 kg of waste collected in Malta cleanups, and Jaydip continues collecting waste during the route.
How can I support financially?
You can donate once through the public fundraiser or Revolut route, support monthly through the recurring community page, or request bank details for formal sponsorship and larger transfers.
What does support actually pay for?
Practical road costs: simple food and water, safe places to sleep, footwear rotation, walking cart and load support, mobile data and power, visa and safety logistics, translation, and cleanup supplies.
Why does the site not show his exact live location?
For safety. The public tracker is deliberately delayed and generalized by country or region so people can follow the mission without exposing Jaydip's exact position in real time.
How can I verify the mission is real?
The walk has been covered by Times of Malta, The Malta Independent, MaltaToday, the European Youth Portal / Eurodesk, and other European media. The Recognition and Press Kit pages collect those references.
Can I help locally if he passes through my area?
Yes. Schools, community groups, local media, safe hosts, translators, and cleanup organizers can all help. Local support is often what turns a country leg from simple transit into meaningful public engagement.
What happens after India?
Jaydip's plan is to turn the walk into longer-term cleanup, environmental education, school visits, speaking, and documentary work, with a future organization in India at the center.
Still need a direct answer?
Use the contact page for media, sponsors, volunteers, translators, local hosts, schools, and cleanup organizers.