World Porridge Day, on 10 October, is an international event related to porridge.[1] The first of the days was held in 2009.[2][3] The event is organized to raise funds for the charity Mary's Meals, based in Argyll, Scotland, to feed hungry children in developing countries. The organization "feeds the nutrient-rich maize-based porridge Likuni Phala."[2] The 2009 day included gatherings in the United States, France, Malawi, Bosnia and Sweden. Some countries it works in include Haiti, Burma, India, Kenya, Zambia, Liberia, and Thailand.[4] In 2009 the organisation was feeding over 300,000 children a day.[2] By 2023 the number of children fed every day had grown to over two million. Before 2023 it cost about £15 per child per year. At the start of 2023 the cost had to rise to over £19 - the biggest rise ever.[5]
^ ab. Mary's Meals. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
^ abcd"Best porridge title scooped by US". BBC News. BBC. 11 October 2009.
^"American wins world porridge title". Daily Telegraph. 11 October 2009.
^NSC (10 October 2015). "Celebrate World Porridge Day October 10". NonStop Celebrations. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
^"Mary's Meals charity faces 'uncertain' year as cost of feeding children rises". East London and West Essex Guardian Series. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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