Mary's Meals: Scottish charity to feed more than 43,000 children in Liberia after raising £6.5 million
Mary's Meals said generous supporters raised the funds - which includes £2 million in match funding from the UK Government - between November 1 and January 31.
It said the vital cash boost will reach around 43,000 new children in the poverty-stricken west African nation beginning in October, on top of the existing 157,000 children it already feeds in the country.
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Hide AdThe charity is focusing on Liberia as it said that families there ‘struggle every day to feed their children’ and the virus has worsened high levels of poverty.
Mary's Meals executive director Daniel Adams said despite the hardships of the pandemic, "it's clear that people across the UK have responded with overwhelming kindness" to the charity's Double The Love campaign.
He said: "Our supporters' generosity will allow Mary's Meals to access an incredible £2 million funding boost from the UK Government.
"Families in Liberia struggle every day to feed their children, and the impact of Covid-19 has exacerbated already high levels of poverty.
"With schools open again, we are delighted to see children back in the classrooms, learning every day and knowing that they have the certainty of a meal to fuel their learning."