Elephant House through John Keells Foundation donates PPEs to Homagama Base Hospital

Elephant House Head of Research and Development Udaya Padmakumara, John Keells Holdings Consumer Food Sector Head of HR Nisansala Paranayapa and Elephant House Head of Supply Chain Sanjeewa Jayasundara, handing over the donation of PPEs to Base Hospital Homagama Medical Superintendent Dr. Hettiarachchi

Elephant House, the well-loved household brand, handed over Personal Protection Equipment (PPEs) to the Homagama Base Hospital on 14 May for the safety of the front-liners battling the COVID-19 pandemic by minimising exposure to the virus. This project was an extension of the John Keells Praja Shakthi CSR initiative in Ranala – a collaboration with community empowerment between Elephant House and John Keells Foundation. 

The PPEs were handed over to Base Hospital Homagama Medical Superintendent Dr. Hettiarachchi by Elephant House Head of Supply Chain Sanjeewa Jayasundara. 

John Keells Holdings Consumer Food Sector Head of HR Nisansala Paranayapa and Elephant House Head of Research and Development Udaya Padmakumara were also present. John Keells Foundation, the CSR division of the Group that is spearheading many such initiatives, has under this project collaborated with Ceylon Cold Stores (Elephant House) in identifying and donating PPE requirements to the Homagama Base Hospital. 

Elephant House together with Keells Supermarkets and John Keells Foundation previously distributed over 10,500 packs of essential provisions free of charge to families in the Western Province, supporting the Government’s initiative of ensuring that Sri Lankans have access to daily essentials during these difficult times. 

Ceylon Cold Stores PLC is a subsidiary of John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH), Sri Lanka’s largest listed company in the Colombo Stock Exchange operating over 70 companies in seven diverse industry sectors. In 2020, John Keells Group celebrates 150 years of being in business and contributing to the Sri Lankan economy and development of the country. JKH provides employment to over 14,000 persons and has been ranked as Sri Lanka’s ‘Most Respected Entity’ for the last 14 years by LMD Magazine. 

Whilst being a full member of the World Economic Forum and a member of the UN Global Compact, JKH drives its CSR vision of ‘Empowering the Nation for Tomorrow’ through its CSR entity, John Keells Foundation and through the social entrepreneurship initiative, ‘Plasticcycle’, which is a catalyst in scientifically reducing plastic pollution in Sri Lanka.