You've read 'The Shed That Fed'; what next?

Since our story began in 2002, with just 200 children in a school in Malawi, Mary’s Meals has grown through a movement of people who have generously given their time, skills, gifts and prayers. You’ll meet many of them in 'The Shed That Fed', a book by Mary’s Meals Founder, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrows, including volunteers who cook and serve school meals in their own communities. 

Today, the school feeding charity that started in a shed in the Scottish Highlands reaches more than 3,011,060 hungry children with nutritious school meals that give them energy to learn and a chance to gain an education and a better future. The kindness of our supporters and volunteers in the UK and around the world makes that possible. 

If what you’re reading has inspired you to get involved, we’d love to hear from you. Read on for ways to get involved.

Give a monthly charity donation  

Regular giving helps keep providing meals to hungry children at school and plan ahead to reach even more children with Mary’s Meals. If you’d like to donate monthly, regular giving by direct debit is quick to set up, and your support can help children count on a daily meal at school. 

However large or small, monthly donations help us keep our promise to the children we serve.

Support our work through prayer 

Mary’s Meals is named after Mary, the mother of Jesus, who brought up her own child in poverty. Mary’s Meals grew out of the Christian Catholic faith of our Founder, and prayer is an important part of our movement. We consist of, respect, and reach out to people of all faiths and none. Many churches and faith groups already support us, so if your church is looking for Christian charities or religious charities to pray for and support, we’d love to hear from you. You’ll find a range of prayers and resources on our website to use on your own or with others, to pray for our work, the children we serve and their communities.