John Keells responds to recent floods

The John Keells Group initiated the John Keells Flood Relief Initiative to provide both emergency and short-term assistance to those affected. In the immediate aftermath of the floods, the Group committed a significant contribution to airlift cooked food to welfare centres in affected areas.

The Group businesses located in the affected areas were also involved in distributing cooked food, dry rations and other essential relief directly to affected families in their respective areas.

The Group's CSR arm - John Keells Foundation (JKF) - initiated a program primarily aimed at involving the participation of Group staff. JKF sought the cooperation of the Group's businesses in affected areas towards identifying beneficiary groups and nature of aid to be distributed as well as to distribute the relief items directly to affected persons.

Group employees made voluntary contributions to the initiative. JKF was able to source and distribute UNICEF-identified school requirements for lower primary, upper primary and secondary levels to 1000 children in the Trincomalee District, dry ration packs comprising 2-weeks' supplies for 100 families in the Anuradhapura District and household utilities such as mattresses, mosquito nets and cooking utensils for affected families in the Trincomalee District.