Poverty & Inclusion Education & Young People 2024
Mary's Meals

Annual Impact Report 2024

Mary's Meals is a global movement that sets up school feeding programmes in some of the world's poorest communities, believing that every child deserves a daily meal in a place of education. In 2024, the charity served 362,943,000+ meals to 2.4 million+ children across 16 countries. Major expansions added 330,000 new children, including in post-conflict Tigray, Ethiopia and a new programme in Mozambique. Impact data consistently shows dramatic improvements in school attendance, concentration, participation and hunger reduction — with children reporting hunger during school days falling from 74% to 1% across established programmes.

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Daily school meal programme delivered in partnership with local volunteers across 16 countries through 4 Programme Affiliates and 20 Programme Partners; expansion into post-conflict settings (Tigray, Ethiopia); new country partnership launched in Mozambique (Mabalane District, 5,000+ children, 30+ schools); research and impact evaluation across all programme countries

📊Key Metrics

2.4 million+ children receiving a daily school meal across 5,000+ places of education in 16 countries; 362,943,000+ meals served globally in 2024 Key Metric 1
330,000 additional children reached in 700+ new schools during 2024 expansions — including 140,000 in Zambia, 100,000 in Malawi and 60,000 in Tigray, Ethiopia following two years of conflict Key Metric 2
Average monthly school attendance rate of 89%; meals served on 91% of school days; 50.3% of children receiving meals are girls Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • In Zambia expansion schools, teacher reports of children with good concentration levels rose from 37% to 100% after school feeding began; in Mozambique, children able to concentrate well in class rose from 42% to 100%
  • In post-conflict Tigray (Ethiopia), classroom described as peaceful rose from 20% to 100% of teachers after feeding began; children playing with friends at school at least once a week rose from 54% to 91%; children with an established daily routine rose from 77% to 98%
  • Across Programme Affiliates (Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Zambia): children feeling hungry before the meal dropped from 74% to 1%; children able to concentrate well rose from 35% to 98%; 100% of teachers reported the school feeding programme had a positive impact on quality of education

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