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Christmas in Malawi’s first refugee camp
“Christmas reminds us to be kind, honest, obedient, sharing with the needy, and doing voluntary work.”
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The faces and voices of Christmas in Liberia
In 1989, Christmas Eve marked the start of the civil war in Liberia
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Join us for the next Mary’s Meals Family Hour
Join us live on YouTube at 7pm on Wednesday, 1 December for the Mary’s Meals Family Hour!
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Sisters Sophie and Emma Thompson back Double The Love!
Film stars Sophie and Emma Thompson are backing Double The Love which will help us to feed hungry children living in some of the world’s poorest countries.
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Double The Love launches today!
From 1 November 2021 to 31 January 2022, donations to Mary’s Meals will be doubled, up to £1.6 million.
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Players of People’s Postcode Lottery help feed more than 10,000 hungry children
Generous players of People’s Postcode Lottery have raised £425,000 for our work to help us transform the lives of hungry children in Africa.
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We’re now feeding more than two million children!
We’re now reaching more than two million children every school day through our global school feeding programme
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UK government funding boost
Thanks to donations to Double The Love and match funding from the UK government, more than 43,000 children in Liberia will receive life-changing school meals.
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Samson’s return to school
Samson was forced to work from a young age. Now he receives a daily serving of Mary's Meals at school, he can return to the classroom and gain an education.
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Supporters step out this summer for Mary’s Meals
Come rain or shine, our supporters in Northern Ireland are putting their best foot forward to help us reach more hungry children.
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Round-the-world cyclist Mark Beaumont backs Mary’s Meals’ triple giving campaign
British long distance cyclist Mark Beaumont is supporting our latest campaign that moves regular giving up a gear
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Meet some of our wonderful monthly givers
Regular gifts are essential for us to plan future expansions, meet some of those supporters who help make that happen.
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Life in Liberia: Mary’s Meals made me who I am
Daniel, area manager for Mary’s Meals in Liberia, knows first-hand how daily school meals help vulnerable children find their way back to the classroom.
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Our fundraising heroes make a difference to the lives of hungry children
We never cease to be amazed by the different ways that our supporters find to help us reach hungry children with a daily meal in school.
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An update on our work amid the Covid-19 pandemic
Although Covid-19 is still rife across most of the world, our work continues in all of the countries where we serve our life-changing meals.
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India update: Second wave of Covid-19
A first-hand report by Father Joson Tharakan from BREAD NOIDA, Mary’s Meals’ partner in India.
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We’re now feeding a total of 1,838,859 children!
We’re now reaching more than 1.8 million children every school day through our global school feeding programme!
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Transforming lives in Zambia through support from the UK government
Since we began our three-year funded project in September 2019, we have expanded our work in Zambia. Across the country, 191,434 children receive Mary’s Meals.
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You can help the people of Tigray
The crisis in Tigray, Ethiopia, is truly desperate. Millions of people have fled their homes and are at imminent risk of starvation if we don’t help.
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UPDATE: Crisis in Ethiopia
Millions of people in Tigray, Ethiopia, have been forced to flee their homes because of ongoing fighting. Read our update on the crisis in the region.
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The latest news from our founder, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow
The latest articles, blogs, news stories and more from the founder of Mary's Meals.
The art of charitable giving
Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow explains why now is the time to talk about charitable giving as his new book, Give, launches.
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