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Mary’s Meals offers hope amid the failed crops and widespread hunger caused by Zambia’s historic drought.

A volunteer cook, headteacher and pupils in Eastern Zambia talk about how Mary’s Meals is providing a lifeline amid drought and crop failure.

Despite the failed rainy seasons and drought, Mary’s Meals is providing Thabita hope for the future.

Our founder, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, delivers a passionate speech at the Vatican about eradicating child hunger.

12-year-old Shalom talks about how Mary’s Meals motivates her to attend school despite the unreliable rains and crop failure.

Emmline Toussaint from our partner BND talks about the impact of gang violence on children in Haiti and how Mary’s Meals is a beacon of hope for local communities.

The expansion of school feeding in Tigray, Ethiopia, has led to schools in the region resuming normal operations and an increase in student enrolment.

Myrlande talks about how gangs recruit children in Haiti and how school feeding can prevent children from joining gangs.

Although years of violence, food insecurity and hunger continue to take their toll, with your help, we’re now feeding more than 110,000 children in Tigray every school day.

Mary’s Meals’ school feeding programme delivers positive educational outcomes to children from vulnerable communities living in poverty.

Chantrelle Paul, a volunteer cook for Mary’s Meals, talks about the impact of gang violence in Haiti and the hope she has for her children’s future.

Fifteen years after the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, food is a major incentive preventing Haiti’s children joining a gang.

Inspiring stories of fundraising initiatives and events from across the global Mary's Meals family.

40 years after the release of "Do They Know It's Christmas", why are we debating the nature of good intent rather than the belief that those who require support can become the principal builders of a better future for all?

Mary’s Meals 2024 – the moments that defined our year

Changing the story together helps us keep our promise to the millions of children who already rely on our meals.

Whether you make them at home or buy them from a market, Christmas decorations continue to create an air of excitement and festive cheer.

Fundraising at Christmas is a fun and engaging way to help us reach the next child waiting for Mary’s Meals.

Most families will spend over £20 on their Christmas dinner this year. But for just £19.15, you can feed a child in their place of education for a whole school year.

Providing a meal to children in their place of education is having a far-reaching impact on the welfare of communities across Zambia’s Eastern Province.