MJF Charitable Foundation
International Chefs Day
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 Scho...
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...