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Emergency in Southern Africa
Providing a lifeline to children in Southern Africa
The impact of drought on child hunger in Malawi
One family’s struggle for hope and education in Malawi
Expanding our school feeding programme in Mozambique
What we do
Mary’s Meals provides life-changing school meals to children living in some of the world’s poorest communities. The promise of a good meal brings hungry children into the classroom, where they can gain an education and better opportunities for the future. Our meals make it possible for hungry children to come to school and give them the energy they need to concentrate and participate in class.
We are already serving 2,429,182 children every school day – and, together, we can reach the next hungry child waiting for Mary’s Meals. It costs just £19.15 to provide a child with meals in a place of education for a whole school year.
Mary’s Meals and “Pilgrims of Hope” Jubilee
During this Year of Jubilee, we continue our simple mission to provide hope through serving daily meals to hungry children in their place of education. Mary’s Meals is named after Mary, the mother of Jesus, who brought up her own child in poverty. We consist of, respect, and reach out to people of all faiths and none. In doing so, we invite everyone to be part of our beautiful work, living out the call of Pope Francis in this Jubilee Year.
“Pilgrims of Hope” Jubilee
Where we work
Mary's Meals works in 16 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and the Middle East. Learn more about our global school feeding programme and the challenges faced by the communities we serve.
Liberia
South Sudan
Yemen
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There are so many ways to support our work to bring life-changing meals to children in school. Explore some of the ways you can get involved and make a difference.
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It costs just £19.15 to feed a child in a place of education for a whole school year.
Please give what you can today.
We're now serving 2,429,182 children every school day.
But 71 million primary school-age children are out of school around the world. Even for those attending school, hunger is one of the biggest barriers to concentration and learning.