Standing up for brothers and sisters in time of need

Through the promise of a daily meal at school, Mary’s Meals has been a beacon of hope for so many hungry children living through unimaginable horrors in Tigray, northern Ethiopia.

Following the relative peace of recent months, I was shocked and saddened by a letter from our long-standing partner in the region detailing yet more horror and suffering, as violence has once again broken out.

The resumption of fighting is making it almost impossible for our partner to get aid to those in need, but we must not make the mistake of thinking there is nothing we can do.

Mary’s Meals has been serving meals in Tigray since 2017 and, before the outbreak of war in November 2020, we were feeding 24,320 hungry children every school day.

I cannot ignore the pleas from our colleagues in Ethiopia to pray for them, speak up for them, and advocate on their behalf and I am asking your readers to please join me.

Let’s make the situation in Tigray a topic of conversation and make sure people know what is going on because it cannot be allowed to continue.

And tell anyone with the power to influence exactly what our partner is telling us; we must show how humanity can prevail over injustice and cruelty.

I hope we do not look back in years to come with a heavy feeling of shame and regret because we failed to stand up for our brothers and sisters in their time of need.

For more information on how we helping to provide hope to children in Ethiopia during these desperate times of need, please visit www.marysmeals.org.uk

Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow,
Founder, Mary’s Meals

Pictured: Children in Ethiopia enjoy Mary’s Meals in School – Picture: Mary’s Meals