Case study: Joel and Cheryl
Lives changed by Mary's Meals
Every meal you fund with your Christmas donation makes a difference to a child that very day, but its effect ripples down the years.
Classmates Cheryl and Joel attend a school in Liberia that serves Mary’s Meals. In a beautiful echo across the generations, their mothers both received Mary’s Meals at school before them. Joel’s mother says a daily meal helped her to learn and that’s why she sends her son to the same school.
Liberia is one of the world’s poorest countries. Mary’s Meals reaches more than 95,000 children there every school day. Cheryl and Joel often arrive at school with empty stomachs but, thanks to Mary’s Meals, they know they can rely on a school meal that will fill them up and give them energy to learn.
When I have Mary’s Meals, I am feeling good. It means I will be able to eat and I will be full. I like learning. The longest word I can spell is photosynthesis – p-h-o-t-o-s-y-n-t-h-e-s-i-s!
Joel, Liberia
Joel says: “When I have Mary’s Meals, I am feeling good. It means I will be able to eat and I will be full. I like learning. The longest word I can spell is photosynthesis – p-h-o-t-o-s-y-n-t-h-e-s-i-s!”
Cheryl says she loves to learn too. She dreams of becoming a doctor, and Joel wants to be a teacher.
Your Christmas donation can help Cheryl and Joel, and millions more children around the world, to achieve their dreams. Feed a child with Mary’s Meals and your gift means more than just food – it’s hope for an education and a better life. Just £19.15 will feed a child with Mary’s Meals for a whole school year.
And this Christmas, with donations doubled, your kindness can go twice as far. Thanks to a generous group of donors who are matching donations up to £700,000, a Christmas donation of £19.15 will feed TWO children like Cheryl and Joel for a whole school year!
