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Arushi is a bright, hopeful and incredibly self-sufficient student, though she might not describe herself as such. Read about her amazing story in our latest case study.

Sister Grace, Director of Mary Help Association (MHA), talks about the realities facing children and communities across South Sudan.

Mary’s Meals has been honoured with the Princess of Asturias Award for Concord; one of the most prestigious accolades of the Hispanic world.

We recently caught up with two colleagues from our partner organisation, BREAD, who are part of the team running our programme across India.

Discover what goes on behind the scenes of our work and learn how incredible people coming together can truly bring hope to the world's poorest children.

Panji Kajani, Country Director for Zambia and Zimbabwe, shares the challenges of running a programme with community partnerships and volunteers.

We serve more than 2.4 million children every school day in 18 countries worldwide. Read on below to find out how.

The work of Mary’s Meals is to be featured in an upcoming documentary as part of a series titled “Let’s Be Bold”, alongside other courageous initiatives by people of faith. These current stories are often unfolding through humble or hidden activities that film maker Juan Manuel Cotelo is eager to share with a broader audience.

Having had to drop out of school when her own parents passed away, Muchaneta is determined that her children, Sean and Chantelle, will finish their education.

To celebrate five years of Mary's Meals Czech Republic, we are republishing Magnus’ reflections from his first trip to Brno and the powerful sense of unity and action he felt from the people he met and the experiences they shared.

One day, I hope not too long from now, a child will read in a history book about famines of the past and the fact that millions of people used to die of hunger year after year, in a world of plenty. Read our founder, Magnus MacFarlane Barrow's latest article, where he discusses a future free from child hunger and poverty.

Lebanon is currently gripped by a severe political and economic crisis. These challenges have resulted in widespread poverty and hunger, with many in the country struggling to obtain even basic necessities. Find out more.

Mary’s Meals works alongside another Scottish-born organisation, Feedback Madagascar, to deliver its feeding programme in schools on the African island.

The Mary’s Meals school feeding programme works well alongside Grandir Dignement’s work, which strives to bring renewed hope to children in an especially vulnerable situation.

International School Meals Day 2023 - Raising awareness of good nutrition for all children regardless of their circumstances.

Gender determines people’s experience of life and in the some of the environments where our meals are served to children, women often have unique challenges to overcome.

Our colleague in Syria, Elias, shares his experience of the earthquakes that struck his home in Aleppo earlier this month and explains his involvement in the emergency response.

In the midst of all of this devastation, Dorcas and Mary’s Meals have been able to bring some light into the lives of the displaced with an emergency community feeding initiative.

Two deadly earthquakes have caused catastrophic destruction in Syria and Turkey. Our partner tells us how the team is navigating the treacherous environment to deliver meals and why it believes this is only the beginning of a humanitarian emergency.

Our thoughts and prayers are with all those in Syria and Turkey who have been affected by the two powerful earthquakes (registering 7.8 and 7.5 magnitude) which hit both countries in the space of 12 hours today.