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Welcome to Mozambique!
Mary's Meals will bring hope to thousands of children on the front line of climate change.
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Child malnutrition rates soar in drought-ravaged Tigray
Doctor Abraha is a paediatrician at Ayder Hospital – the largest in Tigray. He shares his concerns about the alarming increase in the number of children dying of malnutrition in his facility.
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The school that stood strong in a war zone
Resilient in the face of war, the community around Beati Akor Primary School tried to make the impossible possible by continuing to provide a space for learning during one of the deadliest conflicts of the 21st century.
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If you want to go far, go together
Gebrisha Gebray, Deputy Social and Development Coordinator for our partner in Ethiopia, speaks about the recent conflict in Tigray, why he thinks of Mary’s Meals as “life-saving”, and how this partnership connects us all through our shared humanity.
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“This is not just me, this is not only my village, it is all over Tigray.”
Fitsum could only send one of her children to school, so she chose her daughter, Aradech. In a region on the brink of famine, the arrival of school feeding at her school would be a lifeline not only for the bright young student but also for her siblings.
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A tearful reunion: catching up with young Birhane after an unimaginable few years
Now, in schools where our meals are served in Tigray, young learners have the chance to engage with education again, and spend time with their friends, safe in the knowledge that they will receive a much-needed meal every day they attend classes.
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Why it’s still worth supporting Tigray
Ethiopia finds itself faced with a humanitarian crisis and predictions of famine, forty years after an estimated 1 million lives were lost to hunger in 1984/85. Why do the people of Tigray need our help?
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Voices from Tigray: Selemon, the young boy who lost so much
A 9-year-old boy who once had a passion for reading and writing, now a shell of his former self as he struggles with trauma and severe hunger.
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When hunger is everywhere, school meals are hope
Mary’s Meals began serving in Beati Akor Primary School many years ago, but a lot has happened since then.
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‘Best school in the district’ faces closure as hunger takes over
Even before the Mary’s Meals team reached the building, the need for our school feeding programme to reach this community was painfully clear.
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Voices from Tigray: A grandmother’s fight to keep her family alive
Letemariam walks 36km every week to earn money to feed her orphaned grandchildren but it is never enough. With no school meals at his school, grandson Abraha's dream of becoming a teacher hangs by a thread.
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Lenten Lessons from Tigray
Founder of Mary’s Meals, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, reflects on a recent trip to Tigray, Ethiopia and invites Mary's Meals supporters to keep the people of the region in their thoughts and prayers this Easter.
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Many people have died of hunger here. You can see it in the eyes of our children.
During a recent trip to Tigray, our team witnessed the heartbreaking reality faced by the children of Gendet Primary School and for their community.
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An appeal from Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow on the Crisis in Ethiopia
CEO & Founder of Mary's Meals, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, shares his thoughts on the crisis which is unfolding in Ethiopia and how you can help.
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Voices from Tigray: Nowhere to turn
Meet Mahlet, a 12-year-old girl from Tigray, in Ethiopia, whose future is currently determined by whether she has anything to eat.
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Voices from Tigray: Carrying the weight of the world
Once a top-A student, Meargu is consumed by anxiety and stress as a result of the deadly conflict that robbed him of his father and brought chaos to his young life.
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The world is failing the people of Tigray
It's gone on too long, but it's not too late. With your help we can provide critical support to the people of Tigray who desperately need it.
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Voices from Tigray: Unveiling the harsh realities of 13-year-old Lewte’s daily struggles
Learn more about the story of Lewte, a 13-year-old boy living in Tigray, Ethiopia.
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Crisis in Ethiopia: the cry of Tigray
“…if we don't take the necessary action now, then there is every danger that a famine will engulf this war-torn country which has suffered so much already.” Andrew Mitchell, UK Minister for Development and Africa
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A frontline account from Syria
A staff member from our partner organisation in Syria shares her account of the immediate aftermath of last year’s earthquake and tells us how people are faring in Aleppo today.
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