From hunger to hope: Lettie's story on World Porridge Day - Vatican News
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As the international community marks World Porridge Day on 10 October, the story of a young Malawian woman whose life was transformed by a daily school meal offers a reflection on the importance of school feeding programmes in the fight against hunger. Through the documentary Lettie, Mary's Meals revisits a story first told more than a decade ago, tracing one woman's journey from childhood hunger to hope.
When Mary's Meals first met Leticia, known to many as Lettie, she was 11 years old. Recently orphaned and hungry, she had been forced to leave school and care for her two younger brothers. Her story was first shared in Child 31, the award-winning 2012 documentary that introduced audiences around the world to the reality of child hunger in Malawi. Now, more than a decade later, Mary's Meals has returned to Lettie's story.
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