Give Hope this Christmas
Every child has the right to a childhood free from poverty and hunger, where they can enjoy a daily meal and go to school. But sadly, in the countries where we work, climate shocks, conflict, and extreme poverty mean that hope is a distant reality for too many children.
We are at this exciting time of year when we get ready to celebrate the birth of hope. It resonates so deeply with what Mary’s Meals is all about: providing hope to children living in the world’s poorest communities, children who are otherwise facing hunger, children facing the fact that they are missing school, children whose futures have been robbed from them. Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, Mary’s Meals Founder and CEO
Mary’s Meals provides nutritious daily meals to more than 3 million children every school day in 16 of the world’s most vulnerable countries. These meals do more than fill empty stomachs — they open classroom doors, fuel learning, and offer children the hope of a brighter future. Give hope this Christmas through the gift of daily school meals.
For just $25.20, you can provide daily meals for a child for an entire school year. And right now, every dollar you give by December 31 will be matched—doubling your impact and feeding twice as many children.
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Stories of How a Simple Meal Brings Hope to Children
A Story of Hope from Our Founder
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.
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Your Gift of Hope Can Transform a Child’s Future This Christmas
For Mohamad, Georgina, and Efigénia, your gift this Christmas is more than just a donation; it’s the hope of a better, brighter future.
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A Better Childhood in Nyambi
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.
Read more about A Better Childhood in Nyambi
Online donations must be placed by midnight on December 31 for tax recognition in 2024. Gifts sent via USPS must be postmarked by December 31, 2025, and checks must be dated on or before December 31, 2025, for tax recognition in 2025.
A generous donor has committed to double the impact of your donation (up to $10,000) through December 31, or until $3 million in matching donations has been reached. Monthly gifts will be matched for the first monthly installment only. Gifts through Shopify will also be matched.
Give Monthly
Becoming a monthly giver allows you to provide hope all year long and is the most effective way to make a difference.
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Sponsor a School
Sponsoring a school is an amazing way to help us reach more of the world’s poorest children with the promise of a daily meal.
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Become an Ambassador
Our Ambassador community makes a direct impact in the lives of hungry children around the world by using their skills and passions to share this movement with others.
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