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The Happy Pod: Learning begins with breakfast

Meet the charity providing breakfast for three million children across 16 countries. We visit a school in Malawi to see how Mary's Meals is helping pupils focus on learning.

Mary's Meals is a charity providing free breakfasts for three million children across 16 countries. We visit a school in Malawi to see how the charity is helping children to focus on learning. For many students there, it is a reason to stay in school. Also on the podcast, we hear from the micro-farm in Montreal growing fruit and veg for local people on low incomes.

Plus, a social club trying to combat loneliness in Venezuela by bringing elderly people together for a dance, and the Italians coming together to save a tiny island from developers. The Happy Pod, our weekly collection of uplifting and inspiring stories from around the world. Part of the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

Presenter: Ankur Desai
Music: Iona Hampson

(Photo: Pupils at a school in Malawi)

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