In 2022, NJA took on its first major project involving a collaborating with TRIBO Band  for the famous Notting Hill Carnival.TRIBO band is an international non-profit cross-cultural drumming and dance music project whose philosophy aims to educate young children and adults and encourage their creativity. 

Before the carnival , NJA ran three litter-picking and costume-making workshops in South Norwood, designing a manual  distributed around the UK and reaching out to 70  members of the TRIBO Band who would perform at the carnival over the weekend. 

The result was a colourful and playful collection of shirts, vests, and headpieces. Together, we marched in our costumes and played Samba and Samba Reggae at the Notting Hill Carnival.

With the costumes we maimed  to raise awareness about fly-tipping and propose a sustainable way of making costumes and reducing waste during celebrations of this kind.