MJF Charitable Foundation
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...
Enhancing Childhood Learning through Reading
“The man who does not read good books is no better than the man who can’t.” – Mark Twain, author – Sri Lanka prides itself in having a literacy rate of around 95% among the segment of its ...
Learning and Growing at the MJF Charitable Foundation
Brains were buzzing and hearts were full at our 4-day Skill Enhancement Workshop for Special Education Professionals in Moratuwa! From new techniques to renewed passion, it was a jam-packed experience...
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...
Why Does a Tea Company Care About Cervical Cancer?
Dilmah and the MJF Charitable Foundation is collaborating with the Government through the Health Ministry and the Rotary Club of Colombo to fund vital HPV DNA testing kits required for screening and e...
Once a Dumping Site, now a Thriving Hub of Organic Urban Home Gardening
In the heart of Moratuwa, a once-polluted space, damaged by industrial waste has undergone a remarkable transformation. The land, once filled with degrading nylon and toxic chemicals, seemed unfit for...
Pitch to Pitch
We’re in the middle of a unique sequence of events, built around Sri Lanka’s – and Dilmah’s – longstanding friendship with New Zealand. It’s called Pitch to Pitch, and at the heart of the entire progr...
Culinary Dreams – Unlocked!
Since 2016, the Empower Culinary & Hospitality School (ECHS) under the MJF Charitable Foundation has been nurturing the next generation of chefs in Sri Lanka. This January, 33 young men and women ...
The Day of Kindness
Today is the anniversary of my father – the world’s Teamaker – Merrill J. Fernando’s birth on 6th May 1930. Since his passing two years ago we know it as Kindness Day. We celebrate in the way my fathe...