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...
How John Keells research shaped me!
By Vyshaaly Sivakumar John Keells Research (JKR) is now my second home. In just a span of 1 year and a couple of months, this place has given me so much to learn whether it is career related or as a human being. I can look back at the year I joined and measure how much I have grown...
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...
Nietzsche was right, “Without music, life would be a mistake!”
By Samadhi Tennakoon A couple of weeks ago, when browsing through our Group Intranet for the latest JKH news, I saw it – an announcement - “Auditions! ‘Seeking exceptional stage performers within JKH, with amazing vocal skills for group and solo performances at Chairman’s Awards 2018!” Yes!! It was that time of the year!
An exciting and challenging journey of a brand transformation!
By Nilusha Fernando Last April I got the opportunity to head the project of revamping the Keells Super brand and launching a store with a new look and feel to bring the revitalized Keells brand to life. The journey began with some self-reflection as a business...
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
Enjoying my choices and benefiting from my decisions; my stint as a JKHMT!
By Gopalan Lashanthan The million-dollar question running through my mind as I write this blog, is “how in the world am I going to cover a 15-month journey as a JKHMT, in just a couple of pages?” But hey, that’s what management trainees do...
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...
Down memory lane….
By Ruvini Ekanayake
On 22nd of March 2010, when I first stepped into JKH as an intern I never imagined of having a long yet exciting and enjoyable journey with JKH. Just after few months of joining, I heard about the JKH Intercompany Badminton tournament...