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Mary’s Meals Hong Kong – feeding the next hungry child
Geaspar Byrne, founding director of Mary’s Meals Hong Kong, talks about his ambitions and aspirations for growing the charity in the region.
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An update from Malawi and Mozambique
Malawi and Mozambique – two countries already in crisis because of extreme weather and intensified food insecurity – are now suffering the effects of Cyclone Jude.
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Providing a lifeline to children in Southern Africa
Southern Africa is experiencing its worst drought in 100 years. Action is needed to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe in the region.
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The impact of drought on child hunger in Malawi
The village chief, headteacher and pupils from Mtusa village talk about how failed harvests and drought are affecting their lives.
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One family’s struggle for hope and education in Malawi
In the aftermath of cyclone and drought, Mary’s Meals offers a brighter future for Elise and her family.
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Expanding our school feeding programme in Mozambique
Serving daily school meals to more than 5,000 children in Mozambique provides hope for families currently facing “emergency” levels of hunger.
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Climate crisis causes food insecurity in Mozambique
Mary’s Meals’ school feeding programme is having a positive impact on Mozambique’s children amid drought, flooding and cyclones.
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Drought pushes families to the brink in Zambia
Mary’s Meals offers hope amid the failed crops and widespread hunger caused by Zambia’s historic drought.
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Food and the chance of an education in Zambia
A volunteer cook, headteacher and pupils in Eastern Zambia talk about how Mary’s Meals is providing a lifeline amid drought and crop failure.
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A child’s fight for a poverty-free future in Zimbabwe
Despite the failed rainy seasons and drought, Mary’s Meals is providing Thabita hope for the future.
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The right to hope for every child
Our founder, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, delivers a passionate speech at the Vatican about eradicating child hunger.
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Hope blooms amid Zimbabwe’s wilting maize
12-year-old Shalom talks about how Mary’s Meals motivates her to attend school despite the unreliable rains and crop failure.
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Hope for Haiti – the impact of school feeding
Emmline Toussaint from our partner BND talks about the impact of gang violence on children in Haiti and how Mary’s Meals is a beacon of hope for local communities.
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Expanding school feeding in Ethiopia
The expansion of school feeding in Tigray, Ethiopia, has led to schools in the region resuming normal operations and an increase in student enrolment.
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Hope for Haiti – Myrlande’s story
Myrlande talks about how gangs recruit children in Haiti and how school feeding can prevent children from joining gangs.
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An update from Ethiopia
Although years of violence, food insecurity and hunger continue to take their toll, with your help, we’re now feeding more than 110,000 children in Tigray every school day.
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The fight for education and a better future
Mary’s Meals’ school feeding programme delivers positive educational outcomes to children from vulnerable communities living in poverty.
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Hope for Haiti – Chantrelle’s story
Chantrelle Paul, a volunteer cook for Mary’s Meals, talks about the impact of gang violence in Haiti and the hope she has for her children’s future.
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Hope for Haiti
Fifteen years after the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, food is a major incentive preventing Haiti’s children joining a gang.
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Little acts of kindness make a big difference
Inspiring stories of fundraising initiatives and events from across the global Mary's Meals family.
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Why the Band Aid debate is focusing on the wrong thing
40 years after the release of "Do They Know It's Christmas", why are we debating the nature of good intent rather than the belief that those who require support can become the principal builders of a better future for all?
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