Thanks to players, 478,968 children now receive nutritious meals every school day, with more than 39 million meals served to date in 16 countries around the world through this support. The money has been used to support children in Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Zambia, Madagascar, Ethiopia and South Sudan.
Laura Chow, head of charities at People’s Postcode Lottery, said: “This funding helps children in some of the most underserved communities go to school well fed, ready to learn and full of hope for a brighter future.
“It’s fantastic to know that for a decade our players have supported the essential work of Mary’s Meals – and have now raised an incredible £7m to help children across the globe access nutritious meals.”
At the end of last year, Mary’s Meals reached a major milestone of serving daily school meals to more than three million children worldwide.
This achievement was driven by programme expansions in the first half of 2025, which saw 462,000 additional children across Ethiopia, Haiti, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, South Sudan, Zambia and Zimbabwe benefit from the school feeding programme.