Mary’s Meals charity faces ‘uncertain’ year as cost of feeding children rises
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Scottish charity has said it faces an “uncertain” year as rising living costs impact on its work feeding children in some of the world’s poorest nations. Mary’s Meals has warned that the cost of feeding children has risen by an unprecedented 20% and it faces significant challenges in delivering its international school feeding programme in 2023. Daniel Adams, Mary’s Meals Daniel Adams, executive director of Mary’s Meals, said: “An uncertain year lies ahead, with the escalating cost of living causing much pain for both the children around the world who eat our school meals, and those here in Scotland who make our work possible. “Simply put, our income is not growing at the same rate as the cost of feeding children.” The charity, which was founded in a shed in Argyll, feeds more than two million children every school day.
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