Generation Hope tells of the work of the school feeding charity Mary’s Meals
A film documenting the work of an international charity based in Scotland is premiering in Glasgow this weekend.
Generation Hope tells of the work of the school feeding charity, Mary’s Meals.
Founded in 2002, Mary’s Meals began feeding 200 children in one school in Malawi. Today, it reaches more than 1.1 million children with daily meals in their place of education in 12 different countries around the world.
The uplifting documentary film shows the difference that receiving a daily meal in school can make to children growing up in some of the world’s most impoverished communities.
Filmed on location at projects in Malawi, Haiti, and India, the documentary film introduces audiences to individuals from what the charity describes as Generation Hope – the group of young people who, having received the organisation’s daily meals in school, are now engaged in further education or paid employment, something they insist would simply not have been possible without the support provided by supporters of Mary’s Meals.
Audiences will meet Veronica from Blantyre in Malawi who is now studying business and education studies at college, and Jimmy, a talented musician from Cité Soleil, Haiti’s most notorious slum.
Jimmy says had he not received a daily meal from Mary’s Meals growing up, he would never have been able to stay in school.
He addresses supporters directly through the camera, frankly stating: “If you didn’t feed me, I would not have [the] chance to become what I am today.
“If Mary’s Meals can do impossible things, I can do some impossible things too.”
The film, the follow-up to Mary’s Meals’ award-winning short film Child 31, will get its first screening at the Andrew Stewart Cinema, but supporters are being encouraged to buy a screening pack containing a copy of the DVD and host their own screenings with friends, colleagues or community groups to raise awareness of the impact of the charity’s work.
Alan Brown, executive director of Mary’s Meals United Kingdom and Ireland, said: “We are very excited to be introducing this incredible film to the world.
“Generation Hope will allow our current supporters to engage with Mary’s Meals in a brand new way and will be a beautiful introduction to our work for those who have not yet heard about this important mission of ours.”
