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“It’s more than porridge – it’s a lifeline”
Amos Lungu has been a dedicated member of the Mary’s Meals Zambia team since 2016. As a school feeding officer, he covers nearly 12,000 kilometres every year visiting all the schools under his watch on rotation – ensuring that children living in even the most remote areas receive food. From meticulous planning to navigating unpredictable conditions, Amos plays a crucial role in keeping children nourished and thriving in school.
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From struggling student to tremendous teacher
Bernadette's life changed when Mary's Meals came to her school, and now she teaches the next generation.
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Today's students are tomorrow's future
Cassandre Regnier, from our partner in Haiti, on education as a way out of the country’s crisis.
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Celebrating a decade of hope in Zambia
We reflect on the impact of our school feeding programme in Zambia and our journey so far.
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Gary Maclean cooks a gourmet meal deal for under £4
MasterChef and long-time Mary’s Meals supporter, Gary Maclean, is encouraging the nation to take part in the Mary’s Meals Deals Challenge.
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Interview with Angela Chipeta-Khonje, Country Director of Mary's Meals Malawi
We recently welcomed Angela Chipeta-Khonje, Country Director of Mary’s Meals Malawi, to our offices in Glasgow. Watch, or read on, to hear her tell us about the important work Mary's Meals is doing in Malawi.
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Shropshire volunteer group raise more than £6,000 with active challenge
A group of dedicated Mary’s Meals volunteers from Shropshire took on a tough physical challenge in September, raising more than £6,000 to help us feed hungry children.
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How Mary’s Meals reaches the most vulnerable children
Our nutritious meals are served to more than 2.4 million children every school day in 17 countries worldwide. No two contexts are the same, but the communities we work with are all carefully selected as places of great need, where factors such as extreme poverty, conflict, and climate-related issues drive up rates of child malnutrition and hinder access to education.
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A message from Magnus on Ethiopia
Each gift made toward our Crisis in Ethiopia appeal is already making a tangible difference in children’s lives, having enabled us to grow our programme very rapidly. Instead of providing 24,000 children in Tigray with daily meals – as we were previously – we are now reaching more than 110,000.
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Saving lives in war-torn Ethiopia as Mary’s Meals leads the way in Tigray
Mary's Meals is providing vital food aid in a war-torn region of Ethiopia, and is now providing more meals to children in Tigray than any other global organisation. We have announced a significant expansion of its school feeding programme in Tigray, Ethiopia, following a generous response to a recent crisis appeal.
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Fans of Transformers toys raise funds to help feed hungry children
Transformers enthusiasts are raising vital funds for millions of hungry children around the world.
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How Mary's Meals chooses where to work
Have you ever wondered how Mary’s Meals chooses the countries, schools and partners for our school feeding programme? With so many children across the world in need of daily meals in school, how do our teams make these important decisions? We take a look at our newest school feeding programme, in Mozambique, and share more about some of the considerations and decisions we make before expanding into a new country.
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Fuelling girls’ futures
It is a shocking thing that around the world, so many girls are missing out on an education that could be their ladder out of poverty. Only 49% of countries have gender parity in terms of primary school attendance and this has wider consequences – for the girls themselves, their families and their communities. An educated girl has far better outcomes in terms of health and her ability to earn a living.
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Kind-hearted youngster cycles West Highland Way in 25 hours for hungry children
A young teenager from Edinburgh cycled the famous West Highland Way in just 25 hours to raise funds for hungry children. Cameron Hutchison, 13, and his dad, Colin, 55, took on the challenge on mountain bikes for Mary’s Meals on June 20.
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Summer events and awards for Mary’s Meals in Northern Ireland
A roundup of news from Mary's Meals in Northern Ireland
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Fighting for education in the face of climate change
Fighting for education in the face of climate change
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Introducing our Promise Pledgers community
A look into the identity of Promise Pledgers and how we came up with it.
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Our pledge: Every child deserves an education and enough food to eat
The pledge: Every child deserves an education and enough food to eat
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Giving girls in Yemen the chance to dream
Saleha is seven years old and in grade two at school in Yemen – where more than half of the population don’t have enough to eat. The deadly civil war in the Middle Eastern country has been ongoing since 2014 and at least one in four schools in the country have been destroyed, damaged or are no longer in use for education.
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Breaking down barriers and empowering girls in Liberia
Isatu lives in Grand Cape Mount County in Liberia, an area not too far from the school she attends. At 16 years old, she is among the oldest in her grade six class and like many other girls from her community, is aware of the ingrained beliefs about gender roles that say girls should wash dishes, cook, clean the house, and wash clothes.
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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 Right to Hope for every child
On Monday 3 February, our founder, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, was invited to participate in the first World Leaders Summit on Children's Rights, hosted by Pope Francis at the Vatican.
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