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A message from Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, Founder of Mary's Meals
Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, Founder of Mary's Meals, shares his thoughts as we welcome a new year full of potential.
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Five New Year’s resolutions that will make a positive impact
Resolutions for 2024 that will help make a difference.
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Splendour of eternal light
Sarah Mallon reflects on the darkness in the world and how Mary’s Meals is bringing light into the lives of so many hungry children.
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Providing light in the darkness
Jessica Faulkner, Head of Media and Content, reflects on her recent visit to India and how your support is helping children like Jubaida and Jainab.
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Jean Johansson spreads ho-ho-hope with Mary's Meals this Christmas
A Place in the Sun star Jean Johansson is encouraging parents to leave out a Mary’s Meals gift card for Santa to deliver to a hungry child this Christmas, to help feed children in some of the world’s poorest countries.
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Scarlette and Stuart Douglas Double The Love with Mary’s Meals
Donations made to Mary’s Meals this winter will be matched, up to £1 million.
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A message from Matt Barlow, our new Executive Director
Matt Barlow joins Mary’s Meals as our new Executive Director. He shares his journey to our charity and how we can create a better world for all.
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Christmas events coming to Glasgow and Birmingham
Find out how to get your tickets for exciting Christmas markets and concerts!
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Mary’s Meals receives Princess of Asturias Award for Concord
Mary's Meals has been honoured by Spain’s Royal Family for our dedication to tackling child hunger through our innovative and effective school feeding model.
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Mary’s Meals supporter arrives in Rome after 2,000 mile walk
Geraldine McFaul, fundraising for Mary’s Meals and Dementia UK, has reached Rome, six months after setting off for the Italian capital.
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Writing a will is easier than you think
Did you know that by leaving a gift in your will to Mary’s Meals, you can bring hope to future generations of children living in some of the world’s poorest countries?
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Providing hope when it is needed most in Turkana, Kenya
Scorched land and dry riverbeds stretch for as far as the eye can see in Turkana, Kenya. Like many regions across East Africa, Turkana faces seismic hunger and poverty challenges.
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Conflict and displacement in South Sudan
Millions of people in South Sudan need food aid. Together, we’re helping communities facing a global hunger crisis because of conflict, climate shocks and poverty.
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A different level of hunger in Tigray, Ethiopia
The desperate levels of hunger in Tigray, Ethiopia, are being compounded from all sides. People are already starving from lack of food during the war.
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Making a life-changing difference in Liberia through your kindness and UK government support
More than 46,000 children in Liberia are receiving Mary’s Meals thanks to your heartwarming response to our previous match funding campaign which was supported by the UK government.
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Amidst Haiti’s dangerous unrest, we continue to feed hungry children
We are encouraging people in the UK to support our work in providing school meals to hungry children in Haiti.
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New hope for children in Tigray, Ethiopia, after three years without school
Following two years of civil war and three years of disruption, Mary’s Meals has reintroduced feeding for around 10,000 children
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Announcing the appointment of Matt Barlow as our new Executive Director
Matt will take up the post in November this year, succeeding Daniel Adams who stepped down in June after six years in the role
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Global people development company supports Mary's Meals
Global people development company supports Mary's Meals to help feed over 5,000 school children
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More than just a meal
Alex Keay, director of programme partners and affiliates, reflects on the importance of Mary’s Meals for pre-school children in Turkana, Kenya
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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.
Lenten lessons from Tigray, Ethiopia
My recent visit to Tigray provided me with first-hand information about the magnitude of the human catastrophe there, but it also felt like an unexpected, spiritual exercise.
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