Walking Together
A film about how school feeding can be a catalyst for change in rural Madagascar
Widespread poverty, deforestation and climate change have devastated communities in Madagascar, leaving many struggling to survive. An estimated 250,000 children under the age of five are likely to suffer acute malnutrition.
Our new film, Walking Together, explores how Mary’s Meals’ school feeding programme goes beyond simply reducing hunger and improving educational outcomes to be a catalyst for much deeper change for communities in rural Madagascar.
Featuring interviews with school feeding volunteers, teachers and the founder of Feedback Madagascar – one of our school feeding partners – the film discusses how school feeding empowers relationships with local communities to carry out important development projects.
Read a selection of articles from our trip to Madagascar
Madagascar – caught in a continuous poverty trap
Systemic failure of infrastructure and complete lack of investment means that most of Madagascar live in a self-perpetuating cycle of environmental destruction and poverty.
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The need for Mary’s Meals in Madagascar
In Madagascar, children are risking their lives to survive. Receiving a daily meal at school would give these children hope of better, brighter future.
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Madagascar and Kenya – connected through Mary’s Meals
Despite differences in economic progress, infrastructure and development, Madagascar has many similarities with Kenya – and we are united by Mary’s Meals’ school-feeding programme.
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A catalyst for change in rural Madagascar
Jamie Spencer, founder of Feedback Madagascar, talks about how Mary’s Meals’ school feeding programme can be a catalyst for change for rural communities in Madagascar.
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