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Haiti's lost generation
Rob Padberg, founder of our partner, BND, talks about how Haitian children living in poverty and without access to education are recruited into armed gangs.
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Happy New Birthday, Pope Francis.
I thank God for Pope Francis – that his suffering has come to end, and for the brave and dignified way he lived his last illness. This is a day of Resurrection. Pope Francis has joined Jesus, who has visited him as he did with Peter and the apostles. First thing after Easter, he came to his friends! To grant him peace.
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Nourishing hope: the impact of Mary’s Meals
A special Easter message from our founder and CEO, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow and a reflection of the impact of Mary’s Meals
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Poverty, pollution and hunger
Mary’s Meals works closely with our partner, BREAD, to serve meals to more than 55,000 children marginalised by poverty in India.
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Uniting communities in India
Father Joson, director of Mary’s Meals’ partner in India, talks about how the promise of a daily meal helps to bring children to school.
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Providing a brighter future for children in India
The promise of a daily meal in school is helping children in India build robust foundations for the future.
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Fatima and Soni – going against the grain
Fatima and Soni grew up receiving Mary’s Meals at their school in India. Now, Fatima has graduated from university, while Soni is joining the Indian police.
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An update from Malawi and Mozambique
Malawi and Mozambique – two countries already in crisis because of extreme weather and intensified food insecurity – are now suffering the effects of Cyclone Jude.
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Mary’s Meals Hong Kong – feeding the next hungry child
Geaspar Byrne, founding director of Mary’s Meals Hong Kong, talks about his ambitions and aspirations for growing the charity in the region.
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Emergency in Southern Africa
People in Southern Africa are facing “emergency” levels of hunger – help us feed many thousands more children in the region.
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Providing a lifeline to children in Southern Africa
Southern Africa is experiencing its worst drought in 100 years. Action is needed to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe in the region.
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The impact of drought on child hunger in Malawi
The village chief, headteacher and pupils from Mtusa village talk about how failed harvests and drought are affecting their lives.
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One family’s struggle for hope and education in Malawi
In the aftermath of cyclone and drought, Mary’s Meals offers a brighter future for Elise and her family.
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Expanding our school feeding programme in Mozambique
Serving daily school meals to more than 5,000 children in Mozambique provides hope for families currently facing “emergency” levels of hunger.
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Climate crisis causes food insecurity in Mozambique
Mary’s Meals’ school feeding programme is having a positive impact on Mozambique’s children amid drought, flooding and cyclones.
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Drought pushes families to the brink in Zambia
Mary’s Meals offers hope amid the failed crops and widespread hunger caused by Zambia’s historic drought.
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Food and the chance of an education in Zambia
A volunteer cook, headteacher and pupils in Eastern Zambia talk about how Mary’s Meals is providing a lifeline amid drought and crop failure.
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A child’s fight for a poverty-free future in Zimbabwe
Despite the failed rainy seasons and drought, Mary’s Meals is providing Thabita hope for the future.
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The right to hope for every child
Our founder, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, delivers a passionate speech at the Vatican about eradicating child hunger.
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Hope blooms amid Zimbabwe’s wilting maize
12-year-old Shalom talks about how Mary’s Meals motivates her to attend school despite the unreliable rains and crop failure.
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