An update on our work amid the Covid-19 pandemic
We are keeping our promise to hungry children.
Although Covid-19 is still rife across most of the world, we’re happy that in all of the countries where we serve our life-changing meals, our work continues.
Schools in South Sudan, Uganda and Zimbabwe have reopened and little ones are receiving their daily meal in class again. Meanwhile, in Malawi, classes are being staggered to ensure they are Covid-safe and we are providing food to children to take home in line with government guidance.
We are delighted that we are also reaching children with the promise of a daily meal in 122 more schools in the Vubwi, Chadiza and Katete regions of Zambia. More than 301,000 hungry children are now enjoying Mary’s Meals every school day across the country.
Cleopatra who attends Walubwe Primary School in Katete district shares what this daily meal means to her.
The situation is however still desperate for many families in some of the places where we work, including Madagascar and Thailand, as the escalating spread of Covid-19 cases has caused schools to shut once more.
In India where the virus is currently raging across the country, schools have not reopened since March, last year. At that time, we adapted our school feeding programme to deliver food into the communities and have continued to do so.
You can read a first-hand report about the situation by Father Joson Tharaken from BREAD NOIDA, our partner in India, here.
Thanks to your continued support and generosity, we are doing all we can to deliver food to those in the greatest need at this very difficult time and are determined that our work won’t stop.