Welcome to MJF Charitable Foundation

The MJF Charitable Foundation and the humanitarian assistance it renders to underprivileged people go much deeper than the acts of ‘charity’ alone.Settlor of the MJF Charitable Foundation, Merrill J Fernando conceived in the 1950s, the idea of a business that would help restore the fortunes of his county’s ailing tea industry, and its million or more direct dependents, whilst sharing the benefits of that business with the community. As a young man aged 20, and being what his peers considered to be naive and idealistic, Merrill believed that no business was possible without the combined efforts, involvement and

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year-inReview

Latest events at MJFCF

Changing Lives

Inauguration of Thoppigala Heritage Park

The ongoing programme of Dilmah Conservation and the Merrill J. Fernando Charitable Foundation in Eastern Sri Lanka to provide socio...

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An eye clinic for senior citizens at the Imboolpitiya Estate

The MJF Charitable Foundation worked with Helpage Sri Lanka to carry out an eye clinic at the Imboolpitiya Estate on...

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MJF Kids celebrate their differences on World Down Syndrome Day

MJF Kids and their parents joined the Settlor of the MJF Charitable Foundation Merrill J. Fernando and the extended Dilmah...

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moratuwa centre

View the life stories of the Small Entrepreneur Programme recipients and learn how their lives have changed through the MJF Foundation.

Visit the MJF Centre Moratuwa MJFCF Online Exhibition