Camellia Hills Eco Warriors Project
We work with 7-9 graders from the Dunkeld Upper Division, educating them on sustainability, wildlife conservation, reforestation, and biodiversity. Our projects with the Eco Warriors include regular clean-ups around their community, collecting waste materials which we segregate and hand over to a local recycling organisation.
Every year, we donate each Eco Warrior school supplies and other essential clothing and footwear and we organise regular educational field trips, with their teachers/parents as chaperones. We also support them with English lessons in collaboration with the Tea Leaf Trust.
A Discussion on the Importance of Trees
Conducted in Tamil and English, Teardrop conducted a discussion on the importance of trees for our Eco Warriors. The second discussion will be on the importance of reducing and reusing plastics and keeping the environment clean. The eco warriors are going to be tasked with collecting and recycling waste.
Jackfruit Plantation Project
Our latest project in assisting local communities to have more food security was the planting of 63 jack tree plants, placed around estate houses. The jack trees, once fully grown, will be a source of free food for the community. Our Eco Warriors team helped us identify places to plant trees, and they were hands-on in planting each sapling. They’ll also be assisting us in monitoring the growth of each tree.
Eco Warriors get an Educational Tour of Ambewela Farms
Teardrop Hotels hosted our Eco Warriors to an educational tour of the Ambewella Farm, where they got to learn the daily operation of the farm, the production process of dairy products and interact with the farm manager and even some of the animals.
Wish Tree Project
Last year over Christmas, our Sustainability and Welfare teams set up a Wish Tree initiative across each of our properties and at Teardrop’s headquarters in Colombo with the aim of raising funds for the underserved children and their families in and around the communities we operate in. Through generous donations from guests and staff over the holiday season, we were able to put together thoughtful hampers for our Eco Warriors youth near Camellia Hills.
Mathilda Karlsson x Eco Warriors
We recently concluded a heartwarming collaboration with celebrated Sri Lankan born equestrian and philanthropist Mathilda T Karlsson, which focused on our shared commitment to social responsibility, particularly in uplifting the lives of underserved women and children in our local communities.
Through the collaboration, we were able to distribute cricket bats, shoes, and track pants to the young boys of our Eco Warriors in Dickoya and organise a friendly game of cricket with them and Mathilda. This outreach program allowed a personal and direct connection between Mathilda and the special communities that Teardrop supports, underscoring how hospitality and goodwill can come together to make a profound impact on society.
