Kalkudah
Unpacking Empowerment Through the Small Entrepreneurship Programme
What is empowerment? In 2004, our Founder Merrill J. Fernando reached out to small #entrepreneurs who lost their livelihoods in the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami. This marked the beginning of the S...
World Environment Day with the MJF Foundation🌍🙌🏼
Caring for our planet and empowering communities go hand-in-hand at the MJF Charitable Foundation. On #WorldEnvironmentDay this year, our hearts were full witnessing the incredible efforts o...
Discovering the Heart of the MJF Foundation: A Volunteer’s Perspective
Jemima Mohammed recounts her time as a volunteer at the MJF Foundation Centre West in Moratuwa… “The Merrill J. Fernando (MJF) Charitable Foundation is more than just a charity – it is a home and a sa...
60 dreams fulfilled at the People’s Market in Kalkudah
The second People’s Market in Kalkudah celebrated local crafts, artisanal food and creative entrepreneurs. Almost 1,200 visitors from Kalkudah, Batticaloa and the surrounding areas made their way to t...
Weaving Empowerment into Communities
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. That is empowerment… To reinforce someone with the skill set to earn their own means. The MJF Chari...
Planting Inspiration in Kalkudah!
When the monsoon showers hit the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka, rivers like the Sandana Madu almost always overflow. The floods, soil erosion and landslides that follow are a concern for the small nea...
The Tuk Tuk Library Comes to Weligama!
The Tuk Tuk Library is a mobile library that travels to schools and communities, bringing a whole world of books within reach. Our little friends from the preschool and older children too get to explo...
Taking Kindness Day to the East
Our MJF Foundation and Dilmah Conservation teams in Kalkudah, the far East of Sri Lanka shared their cup of kindness with the St. John’s Elders Home in Batticaloa. The elders were entertained with a d...
Adding Kindness, Joy and Goodness, One Leaf at a Time!
There is more than one way to share a cup of kindness. Our teams in Kalkudah, Moratuwa and Peliyagoda spread love and goodness through weeding, growing and planting beautiful home gardens for several ...
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