MJF Charitable Foundation
From Local Plate to Global Platforms: International Chefs Day
On this special day we honour culinary professionals, and the dignity inherent in chefs’ work. The Empower Culinary & Hospitality School (ECHS), one of the flagship vocational training programmes ...
MJF Foundation’s Commitment to Enhance Wheelchair Access Across Sri Lanka
Since last year, the MJF Charitable Foundation has partnered with Free Wheelchair Mission (FWM), a humanitarian, faith-based nonprofit organisation dedicated to designing and manufacturing cost-effici...
Tea Inspiration for Future Chefs – Students of our Empower Culinary School visit Dilmah
The Dilmah head office was alive with a special kind of energy as students from our Empower Culinary & Hospitality Schools in Moratuwa in Sri Lanka’s west and Kalkudah in the east embarked on a da...
Where Every Kid Shines, Paints and Explores…
At the MJF Foundation, our mission goes beyond support, it is a fostering ecosystem where every child’s unique abilities, can flourish and thrive. Step into MJF Moratuwa Centre’s preschool, a branch o...
The Good Heart Café – A Cafe of Hope, Kindness & Empowerment
The Swashakthi Bakery & Tea Room (SBTR) is a beloved and popular part of the MJF Foundation’s landmark MJF Centre in Moratuwa. A hub for small entrepreneurship and ready-to-eat delicacies, the SBT...
Kalkudah’s MJF Centre: Nurturing Minds, Cultivating Community
Kalkudah on Sri Lanka’s beautiful eastern coast is a melting pot of culture, colour and the tight-knit spirit of community. At the MJF Foundation Centre Kalkudah, the sprawling 23-acre hub is always a...
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...
Because of Them, My Life Knows Love: Part 2 of 3
Because of Them, My Life Knows Love Honouring the ones who walked beside me until I could walk on my own Part 2 of 3 From the Quiet Voices Within, I Found the Echoes of Their Strengt...
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...