Business As A Matter Of Human Service 7

Three things to ponder on the 150th Anniversary of the World’s Finest Tea

1 year ago business as a matter of human service, Businessworthy, Dilmah, Environment, Ethics, Facts of Tea

The Colombo International Tea Convention 2017 concluded on Friday, elegantly supported by our most accomplished cricketer and commended by several of the international delegates as the most significant gathering of the global tea industry. For many reasons, it was so and the breadth of expertise and commentary that were shared at the Convention was a […]

The story of a Bocuse d’Or Sri Lanka Gold Medallist – from unemployed to culinary role model in 8 months

1 year ago business as a matter of human service, Businessworthy

Every individual has inherent ability regardless of their circumstances; poverty is debilitating, but not disabling, physical disability in most cases is ability in an untypical form. When the unemployed son of a tea picker in Ratnapura used the opportunity of a 4-month culinary bootcamp to secure Gold in the Sri Lanka national component of the […]

A really great day in Kiran

1 year ago business as a matter of human service, Businessworthy, Environment, Uncategorized

Since the beginning of separatist conflict in the North and East of Sri Lanka in 1983, there have not been many good days in eastern Sri Lanka. Until hostilities in the East ceased in 2007, the fighting was severe, inflicting a heavy toll on civilians and both LTTE and Government forces. Economic, educational, health, transport […]

The Spirit of Christmas

1 year ago business as a matter of human service, Businessworthy, Ethics

On most days there is an aura of peace at the MJF Centre. Some kids drum, others sing, dance or perform acrobatics. Some kids look a little different – they have Down Syndrome, some Cerebral Palsy or Autism – while others are ‘typical’ and come from poverty stricken communities. It’s usually noisy and those kids […]

Celebrating Differences

2 years ago business as a matter of human service

Last night the MJF Centre in Moratuwa, on the outskirts of Colombo, was aglow. It was after dusk but it was not the setting sun that caused the brilliant light but the joy of several hundred children from the MJF Kids programme. They were gathered for their annual presentation, children and youth from severely deprived […]

The Harsher Truth behind the Harsh World

9 years ago business as a matter of human service, Ethics, tea, Tea Industry

The global edition of today’s International Herald Tribune (July 22,2009) offers an image of Sri Lankan tea pickers in their scenic tea garden environment. The caption ‘Tea workers’ harsh world’ points to the paradox this beautiful image hides. Mark McDonald’s article goes on to explain that whilst Sri Lanka is the No. 2 Tea Exporter […]

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