Times are tough for girls in Uganda, but 16-year-old Mercy is full of determination and hope for her future, de- spite the realities.

As the bloodshed continues and the number of displaced Ethiopians surges, a Mary’s Meals funded programme to provide education, a semblance of normality, and create safe spaces for women and children living in temporary camps gets underway.

Mary’s Meals are firmly back on the menu in schools in India after two years of severe Covid restrictions and closures

With the 2 million milestone still fresh in our minds from September 2021, our work has not stopped. We continue to grow, expanding our programmes in the countries we serve, and adding new programmes in other parts of the world.

Poachers are being rewarded for conserving, rather than killing, wildlife in Zambia with a circular economy initiative that feeds hungry children while incentivising legitimate livelihoods.

Exam pass rates soar as meals drive success in schools.

One in three people around the world lack handwashing facilities at home. That’s 2.3 billion people who are without access to soap and water in their day-to-day lives.

One boy’s longing for learning over guns in South Sudan.

The Power of Porridge.

"Porridge fills my stomach and gives me energy.".

At Mary’s Meals, our community run school feeding programs were born from the belief that every child deserves an education and enough to eat. We often talk about the positive benefits a daily school meal in a place of education can bring to a young person’s life, but what exactly are these benefits?

At four years old, Thomas would not have dared imagine how life would be for his ten-year-old self.