The Shed That Fed 2 Million Children - Prologue

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The origins of Mary's Meals

As a special thank you for signing up to our newsletter, and ensuring you never miss a minute of Mary's Meals, we would like to offer you the first chapter of our founder, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow's (CNN Hero and one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People) Sunday Times Bestseller, 'The Shed That Fed 2 Million Children'. This is the original version when we reached our first milestone of 1 million children, we hope you enjoy it and the update version can be purchased here

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Child 31

Experience the power of a daily meal as our CEO Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow visits some of the communities where children receive Mary's Meals.

Love Reaches Everywhere

Follow Hollywood actor Gerard Butler’s heartwarming adventure as he travels to Liberia and Haiti with Mary’s Meals’ founder, Magnus.

Generation Hope

A snapshot of a new generation who received Mary’s Meals as children and are building a brighter future for themselves and their communities.

Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, founder of Mary's Meals accepting 2010's CNN's Hero of the Year award from Gerard Butler.

More from Magnus, including a thought-provoking take on a world free from child hunger and food insecurity.

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Zero Hunger: how it happened

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.

How Do We Stop The Global Hunger Crisis?

After a visit to Kenya in Mary’s Meals’ 20th year, the founder lays bare the extreme hardships facing children in this increasingly unliveable environment, and makes plain the simple and achievable objective to eliminating child hunger in this world of plenty.

Celebrating five years of Mary’s Meals Czech Republic

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.

Mary's Meals: How we reach the most vulnerable children

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

Small Change Big Impact

Reaching the next child - for less than you'd expect

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