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thanks to your donationsdonations, she was given a little helping hand from My Weekly. Both she and her family faced so many struggles but each day there was one ray of hope – the fact that Neesha could go to school and receive a nourishing meeal.
At the time of my visit to Inndia, Mary’s Meals were pproviding just over 4,000 c hildren in India with a daily mmeal at school. I was delighted to o discover that since my visit, th hat figure has increased dramatically. d Now Mary’s Meals M are feeding over 42,000 c hildren in India each day.
The pandemic has o obviously made life even more difficult d for those in need. Schools in India are unlikely to re-open before 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
However, Mary’s Meals continue to deliver lifechanging sustenance to children in some of India’s poorest communities, providing them with food they can take to eat at home.
Father Joson Tharakan, Country Co-ordinator of BREAD – Mary’s Meals’ long standing partner in India – said they were committed to helping children who would normally look forward to receiving this daily meal at school. He said, “The food is indeed a welcome relief to many of the families who are reeling under poverty and hunger as Covid-19 is still strong in many parts of India.
“The pandemic is one of the most unprecedented situations that humanity has ever faced.
Don nate today and double your love! Give until January 31, 2021 and you ur donation will be doubled by the UK government, up to £2 million – me aning we can reach even more hungry children in Liberia with lifech hildren -changing across school 19 meals. countries Any in funds which raised Mary’s above Meals the work £2m to matched receive a funding nutritious target meal will every allow school s day. A donation of just £15.90 to Mary’s Meals will feed a child for a whole school year. To T help hungry children, send a cheque or postal order, made out to Mary’s Meals, to:
My M Weekly Helping Hand Appeal, Mary’s Meals, Craig Lodge, Dalmally, Argyll PA33 1AR. To don nate by phone call Freephone 0800 698 1212 or visit www.marysmeals.org.uk to donate online.
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