India

Mary’s Meals is serving more than 50,000 children in India

India is one of the poorest countries in the world, ranked 130 out of 193 countries and territories in the Human Development Index (HDI). 

A quarter of the world’s undernourished people live in India. High levels of inequality and social exclusion drive food insecurity. 

Together with our partner BREAD, Mary’s Meals is serving school meals across four states in northern India – Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh – to more than 50,000 children in over 130 schools or non-formal education centres. Many of the children who receive our meals are orphaned or abandoned lower caste children. These meals provide an incentive to children – particularly girls – to attend school regularly, where they can find a safe place to learn and play.