MARY’S MEALS: Double The Love goes even further! 

Dear Democrat readers

Double The Love goes even further

We have some great news to share – thanks to a very generous donor who has provided an extra £100,000, our Double The Love appeal can now go even further. Donations made up to £1.1 million can now be matched until the end of January so you have time to make an even bigger difference.   

Donate now to help us to make the most of all the available funding and feed even more hungry children.

Hope for the next generation

“Sometimes I cannot provide the children with enough to eat. It pains me.”

These are the words of Theresa, the mother of a young family in Zambia.

Theresa lives with her husband and their two little ones in a mud hut in a rural part of the country’s Mambwe District. They are subsistence farmers and they only grow enough food for themselves. When the harvest is poor, it is a struggle to feed the family. She says:

Thankfully there is hope for the next generation. Theresa’s seven-year-old son is a pupil at Chimulambe Primary School. Skeva is enjoying school and the Mary’s Meals porridge that he eats there every day. He loves to play football with his friends once his classes are over.

For Theresa, it makes a huge difference to know that Skeva will be fed each day and that he’s growing well and making the most of his education. She says: “The children are healthier since eating porridge. Many were malnourished before, but now they are more active.”  

Neither Theresa nor her husband can read or write, but they are determined that things will be different for Skeva. Theresa says: “I hope to see my children educated and to work as teachers or nurses.” You can help to fulfil Theresa’s dreams by donating to our Double The Love appeal.

New Year’s Resolution

“As I begin another new year, I find myself looking forward with excitement for what the next 12 months may bring.

“I feel incredibly fortunate to start 2024 filled with optimism for the future. Sadly, not everyone can start the year with the same hope. Millions of children across the world, often impacted by civil war, natural disasters or drought, won’t even know where their next meal is coming from.

“I decided to set up a regular donation to Mary’s Meals because I wanted to know that each month, I was helping to feed another child at school. The certainty of a regular gift gives the charity confidence to plan for the future and keep the promise to the 2.4 million children they feed every school day, while they strive to reach millions more who remain hungry.

“So, I’d encourage you to ask your friends, family and colleagues to consider adding another very important New Year’s Resolution to their list: to give the gift of hope in 2024. A gift of any size makes a huge difference – it costs just 10p to provide a nutritious meal for a hungry child.”

Ruth Mitchell, Mary’s Meals supporter

To change a child’s life and give hope for a brighter future, double your love today.

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