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What is Sales and Marketing?

Dilmah International Marketing division’s Dayangani Perera visited the St.Mary’s church last Sunday, to provide some insight and learning on sales and marketing to the first group of SEP recipients from Colombo’s highly urbanized, Mattakuliya area. This lecture is part of … Continue reading

SEP

More on the Mattakkuliya SEP program

The SEP (Small Entrepreneur Program) has been one of the most successful projects of the MJF Charitable Foundation. Begun in 2005, initially to assist the surviving victims of the Asian Tsunami, the program now has over 475 persons who have … Continue reading

SEP

‘Doctor in the house…’

  As the sun beat down on a hot Sunday, mothers lined up in the shade of the building with their children to see Dr.Ranaweera at the St.Mary’s church Mattakkuliya. The good doc takes time with each little patient to … Continue reading

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‘Happy feet’

This little chap is Augustine Dilukshan (a recipient of infant milk at the St.Mary’s church – Mattakuliya) was diagnosed with malformed feet. As part of his therapy, the doctors asked Augustine to walk in the beach and also peddle a … Continue reading

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English for the young @ Y.W.C.A – Colombo

The need for teaching underprivileged children English in the city of Colombo has been a very real need for many years. Although tution classes exist, the fees charged is too much for the poor to afford. The Young Women’s Christian … Continue reading

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Thinking big!!

This little guy is one of the kids in the infant nutrition program held at the St.Mary’s church – Mattakkuliya (A highly densly populated part of Colombo).  The Samaposha food supplement pack seems be his ‘big’ gift of the day! A reminder to … Continue reading

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Going About it the Dilmah Way….

The year was 2006… I cannot remember the exact date… except that it was during the time I was more or less based in Ambalantota working for the MJF Charitable Organization on tsunami relief activities. The requests for assistance during … Continue reading

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