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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?

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.

Mary’s Meals began serving in Beati Akor Primary School many years ago, but a lot has happened since then.

Even before the Mary’s Meals team reached the building, the need for our school feeding programme to reach this community was painfully clear.

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.

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.

During a recent trip to Tigray, our team witnessed the heartbreaking reality faced by the children of Gendet Primary School and for their community.

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.

Meet Mahlet, a 12-year-old girl from Tigray, in Ethiopia, whose future is currently determined by whether she has anything to eat.

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.

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.

Learn more about the story of Lewte, a 13-year-old boy living in Tigray, Ethiopia.

“…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

Ireland’s Board of Directors went on a self-funded trip to Malawi to learn more about Mary’s Meals life changing school feeding programmes in the country. Board Director, Arthur Coary, shares his personal reflections from the trip.

Mary’s Meals’ Director of Programme Partners and Affiliates, Alex Keay, documents his trip to an isolated pre-school in northern Turkana in Kenya, one of the most arid regions of the world where people struggle to find enough food – or water – for their families and livestock. In this vast, parched area, children from miles around walk to the centre in anticipation of a daily meal.

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

The current global hunger crisis is undeniable and in South Sudan – the world’s poorest country – conflict, climate shocks and poor economic conditions have left millions of people in need of food aid. Mary’s Meals is working with local partners and communities to ensure children can receive a meal every school day while they learn. Education cannot wait.

Scorched land, dusty plains and dry riverbeds stretch for as far as the eye can see in the northwestern region of Turkana, Kenya. Like many regions across East Africa, Turkana faces seismic challenges with hunger and poverty.

We spoke with Sister Medhin from our partner organisation in Ethiopia about the toll that years of deadly civil war has taken on the people of Tigray and the crippling hunger – now worse than ever – that children and communities are facing.

Engagement Manager, Calum MacFarlane-Barrow, reflects on a busy period for our Youth Ambassador Programme. From the annual Youth Festival in Medjugorje, to the recent World Youth Day event in Lisbon, Youth Ambassadors from Mary’s Meals have been on the move, sharing their enthusiasm for the work of Mary’s Meals.