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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.

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.

A roundup of news from Mary's Meals in Northern Ireland

Fighting for education in the face of climate change

A look into the identity of Promise Pledgers and how we came up with it.

The pledge: Every child deserves an education and enough food to eat

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.

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.

Mantasha, 12, has had a difficult childhood. Her mother sadly died of tuberculosis when Mantasha was just six-years-old and her father was left disabled and unable to work after he also contracted the same disease. The family soon moved to Delhi because Mantasha’s aunt lives there and her father was hoping she could help to support his children.  

We want to let those elected to parliament know that we care about those beyond our borders. Not only do we care, we want to do something that could change their lives.

With help from our local partners, we continue to attract children to school in the midst of unrest in Haiti, described locally as ‘way worse than what you see in the news’

Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, Founder of Mary's Meals, reflects on his recent visit to the Tigray region of Ethiopia

We are delighted to announce the expansion of our school feeding programme into Mozambique as El Niño-induced drought and flooding force millions across Southern Africa into extreme hunger.

Transform the lives of hungry children one challenge at a time this June

On 1 June, our active challenge From Dalmally To Malawi begins! Look no further as we tell you all you need to know about Dalmally, Malawi and how your miles will help Mary’s Meals feed hungry children.

Why not watch the spectacular Eurovision show unfold while helping to feed hungry children?

Support of players is giving children such as Failo hope for a better future.

Entrepreneur and Dragons’ Den investor, Deborah Meaden, is backing Mary’s Meals’ Sponsor A School project

Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, Founder of Mary's Meals, reflects on his recent visit to the Tigray region of 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.