Life doesn’t come with a script!
By Le-Anne Fernando
So every time I was asked the question 'why don't you write a blog post for the John Keells Blog?' I always got out of it with my usual 'what do I blog about?' response.
Volunteering to clean up Colombo!
By Abhishek Perera I first got to know about “No Kunu” initiative, through the John Keells Foundation, when they approached John Keells Group to be involved in their drive to clean up Colombo...
Our “Project Factory” – the story of youth clubs that changed the neighborhood youth
By Devni Wickramasinghe Youth can be the compelling agents of change, full of radical ideas that demand change and could be inventors of their own theories and ambassadors for communicating change. As a part of the MT programme, I was assigned a CSR project...
My Plasticcycle adventure!
By Milindu Tissera One day I was driving down the Southern Expressway and while exiting through Gelanigama, I noticed these elaborate looking green bins placed along the toll booths and thought to myself what a great idea...
Kala Pola 2018 – celebrating 25 years of art!
By Maheshi Wimalagoonaratne I was never interested in “Art” but when I saw the flyer asking for volunteers for Kala Pola a few years ago, I decided to volunteer without even knowing anything
Organizing John Keells Foundation’s first public campaign for project WAVE
By Nibasanda Yapa Abeywardana I joined the John Keells Management Trainee (JKHMT) Programme in August 2016 and all 6 of the JKHMTs were assigned a CSR project as part of our training. I was given the task of organising the very first public campaign of John Keells Foundation (JKF) under Project WAVE (working Against Violence through Education) and I was very anxious...
Hotelier talks………
By Asanka Gunasekera
Staying in a glamorous hotel room, frequenting room service and relaxing with all of the offered amenities may be tranquil for the guest, but ensuring this experience is as relaxing and enjoyable as possible for each guest is a rather strenuous job...
From an internship to a marketing placement – 7 things life at JKH has taught me!
By Lasanthi Ladduwahetty
People decide to take up an internship for a variety of reasons: it might be for a degree requirement, or it is simply the next step in life, or your parents expect it of you
It’s beginning to look a lot like… more than just a workplace!
By Imani Perera
Okay...so I kind of walked into writing a post for the blog, when I mentioned at a discussion, that my six months at JKH were rather overwhelming - in a good sort of way. (Note to self - Stop yakking! Period.)...
Empowering rural youth- volunteering at the Mahawilachchiya rural BPO.
By Lahari Jayawardena
Upon being inducted into the 2015/2016 JKH Management Trainee Program, we were instructed that as a new addition to the program, we would each have to get...