The mission of Mary’s Meals is to ensure that every child in the world gets at least one meal a day in a place of education. Step by Step to Feed a Child is a sponsored walk from many parts of Ireland to Knock Shrine to help raise funds for and awareness of Mary’s Meals.

The promise of providing daily school meals encourages children into the classroom, giving them the opportunity to receive an education and the hope of a brighter future.

World Hunger Day was established in 2011 to call attention to the global food crisis and inspire action that could help create a world without hunger. So, as we approach this annual marker, how well are we progressing towards that collective goal?

22-year-old Irish student Emma Hussey walks over 100km from Dubrovnik to Medjugorje, raising over €4,300 to feed vulnerable children.

Mary’s Meals’ school feeding programme delivers positive educational outcomes to children from vulnerable communities living in poverty.

The annual walk to the village of Knock is an opportunity to experience simple, yet inspirational, acts of kindness from people and supporters along the way.

Mary’s Meals school feeding programme is enabling pre-school children in the Turkana region of Kenya to receive an education.

Mary's Meals will bring hope to thousands of children on the front line of climate change