Haiti’s children are growing up surrounded by violence and hunger. Yet a daily meal at school can keep them safe, learning, and full of hope for the future.

Haiti is facing the worst hunger crisis in its history. Violence from armed gangs is unrelenting, as they tighten their control of the county, forcing over 1.4 million people from their homes and driving record levels of hunger and poverty. Emmline Toussaint, from our local partner BND, explains why daily school meals give the country’s youngest children a safer childhood and future.

With roadblocks, kidnappings, and gang violence threatening everyday life, delivering school meals in Haiti has never been more challenging. Mary’s Meals and its partners use careful planning, constant communication, and safety monitoring to reach children with life-saving daily school meals.

Forced to flee their home in Haiti’s capital city, Port-au-Prince, as armed groups burned houses and killed civilians, 11-year-old Elena and her aunt Estimène are navigating displacement and hunger – while also holding on to hope through education.

Daily school meals remain a vital lifeline, helping keep children nourished and learning amid escalating violence.

Mary's Meals Partner, Sister Medhin, reflects on the impact Mary's Meals has on the children and community in Tigray.

In a year that began with global humanitarian funding cuts, escalating conflicts, declarations of famine, and increasing hunger, Magnus’ introduction of a child’s right to hope resonated long after he delivered the speech at the Vatican.

This Christmas, Mary’s Meals is calling for the ‘right to hope’ for every child. Recently, the organization announced the incredible milestone of providing a nutritious meal to more than 3 million children every school day.

Mary’s Meals Content Manager Steph Bungay traveled to Malawi this year and met Estele, a young mother. Estele spoke of the devastation that poverty and hunger has had on her family and why Mary’s Meals is helping to give her children a better childhood.

For Mohamad, Georgina, and Efigénia, your gift this Christmas is more than just a donation; it’s the hope of a better, brighter future.

Signs of hope – even the smallest flickers of light in times of darkness – are all around us if we look for them. And with Mary’s Meals hope pops up in many ways – often in unexpected places.

Your Donation Will Help Us Provide a Daily Meal for Vulnerable Children in Their Place of Education.

Mary's Meals USA Executive Director, Terry Bonet, shares her experience as the keynote speaker at the 10th Annual Mary's Meals Silent Auction and Fundraising Dinner, hosted by Ambassadors Debra and Wayne Waldera.

Find out four of the ways Mary’s Meals keeps running costs low in bringing much-needed daily meals to children from vulnerable communities in their place of education.

While the world looks away, Mary’s Meals stands with the children of Tigray

As another winter ends and spring begins to bloom, Magnus shares a special Easter message to the Mary's Meals family.

On March 24 2025, Mary's Meals Founder and CEO, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, joined Gus Lloyd on his podcast, Seize the Day. They discuss the Mary's Meals mission, the "Right to Hope" and Magnus' recent speech at the Vatican Summit on Children's Rights.

Magnus joins CFN to share about children's right to hope, education and food, and it's intrinsic connection to the Mary's Meals mission.

Chantrelle Paul, a volunteer cook for Mary’s Meals, talks about the impact of gang violence in Haiti and the hope she has for her children’s future.

Myrlande talks about how gangs recruit children in Haiti and how school feeding can prevent children from joining gangs.