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What we do

Mary’s Meals serves nutritious school meals to children living in some of the world’s poorest countries. The promise of a good meal attracts these hungry children into the classroom, giving them the energy to learn and hope for a better future.

We are already feeding more than two million children every school day – and, together, we can reach the next hungry child waiting for Mary’s Meals.  It costs just £15.90 to feed a child in a place of education for a whole school year.

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Find out more about the work we do through our articles and case studies from around the world.

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The world must speak up for Ethiopia

A recent letter from our long-standing partner in Tigray, which outlines unimaginable horrors – including the murder of children and rape as a weapon of war – has led our founder, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, to appeal to the world to speak up on their behalf.
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A Mother’s Dream Come True

Serving a daily meal in a place of learning doesn't just address the immediate need of hungry children - these meals can be life-changing for whole families.
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A child from Zambia enjoying Mary's Meals in their place of learning.

Eight-mile Road

To break up the eight-mile trek to and from class, three primary school learners used to hide in the shade of a guava tree, tired and hungry. Some days they didn’t even make it to school. Thankfully, the arrival of Mary’s Meals changed everything.
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Sandar was a pupil at Fr Martin School but now volunteers at the school as teacher.

Hungry for Education

Returning to teach in the school where she received Mary’s Meals as a refugee from Myanmar, Sandar reflects on the significance that a daily meal in her place of learning had on her life.
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Hope is Never Lost

There are millions of children not fulfilling their potential in school because they simply don’t have enough food to eat.
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It costs just £15.90 to feed a child in a place of education for a whole school year.

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Where we work

Mary's Meals works in 20 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and the Caribbean. Learn more about our school feeding programmes and the challenges faced by the communities we serve.

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South Sudan

South Sudan is currently ranked 185 out of 189 countries in the Human Development Index (HDI) and is one of the most under-developed countries on earth. Almost 43% of the population of South Sudan live below the International Poverty Line ($1.90 per day) and as much as 55% of the population don’t have enough food to eat.

Over one third of all children under-five years old suffer chronic malnutrition and 68% of primary school aged children are out of school – the highest figure anywhere in the world and a stark reminder of the need for Mary’s Meals in South Sudan.
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Yemen

Mary’s Meals feeds more than 4,491 children every day in Yemen, food insecurity remains an acute problem across the country with food consumption rates deteriorating at an accelerating pace
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Get involved

There are many ways to support our work and help to reach the next hungry child, explore just some of the ways you can get involved.

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Become a regular giver

The Story of Mary’s Meals continually grows thanks to the generosity of a community of supporters committed to regular donations. People who have chosen to play an active part in the change they want to see, people of hope, people like you.
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Volunteer

Become a Mary’s Meals volunteer. Join our army of volunteers, learn new skills, meet new people and help us reach more hungry children with a nutritious school meal.
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Fundraise

Fundraisers are a vital spark helping to keep Mary’s Meals’ light burning.

These tireless, generous people generate funds to put food on plates for vulnerable children across the globe every school day. Each of their efforts is inspirational – from a child with pocket money to donate to charity, to fundraising events involving entire communities. Your actions can make a real and lasting change to the lives of children living in some of the poorest countries in the world.
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Work for us

It gets you out of bed in the morning and pays the bills, but are you looking for much more from your job? Check out the latest vacancies from across the Mary's Meals family.
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We're now feeding 2,279,941 children every school day.

But more than 64 million primary school-age children are out of school around the world. In order to survive, they have to work or beg. Even if they do make it into the classroom, hunger affects their ability to learn.

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