Gerard Butler visited Liberia in 2013; Mary’s Meals has delivered 260 million meals since 2006

Gerard Butler visited Liberia in 2013; Mary’s Meals now feeds 95,000 children daily (Image Credit: Mary's Meals) When actor Gerard Butler travelled to Liberia in 2013 to meet children and communities supported by a charity he champions, the visit offered a glimpse into how a daily school meal could make a difference in a country recovering from years of conflict. Thirteen years later, that effort has grown into a long-running school feeding programme that has delivered more than 260 million meals to children across Liberia.According to Mary’s Meals, which marked 20 years of its school feeding programme in Liberia in October 2026, more than 95,000 children now receive meals through the charity every school day. The organisation began providing school meals in the country in 2006, building on earlier emergency relief work during and after Liberia’s civil war. Butler, a long-time supporter of the charity, has helped raise awareness of its work through visits to communities in Liberia and Haiti.How a request for food led to a school feeding programmeMary’s Meals’ work in Liberia has roots in the humanitarian response to the country’s civil war. The conflict devastated communities, dama...