Video reports from Ethiopia
Mary's Meals reunited with Lydia and mum Shewit during a recent trip to Ethiopia’s war-torn region of Tigray.
When Lydia was 11, she had big dreams of becoming a pilot so she could be like the birds she had seen flying in the sky.
Nobody could have predicted how much life would change for Lydia after we first met her in 2019. Five years on, we heard about what she lost when her school closed because of Covid-19 and the brutal civil war that followed in Tigray where she lives. We also caught up with her mother and teacher, Shewit, and learned why she believes the school meals we provide are making a vital difference to Lydia, her friends, and their whole community.
Video Diaries from Shona Shea
Senior Content Manager, Shona Shea, provides a first hand account of the dire situation in Tigray, Ethiopia. Read her thoughts and watch her video diaries from her recent trip to learn more about the Crisis in Ethiopia.
Community Elder Interviews
In this series of interview clips, community elder Gebrehiwot explains the urgent need for Mary’s Meals’ school feeding programme and the positive impact it could have on the students, and his community as a whole.
Watch all of our videos from Ethiopia on our YouTube channel.