Mary's Meals provides aid to famine-hit Somalia

Children and families facing starvation in drought stricken Somalia are being offered a lifeline by Mary's Meals which has stepped up its emergency response to the East Africa crisis.

Mary's Meals teamed up with the African relief agency Gift of the Givers to provide around 900,000 meals for those affected by the famine in Somalia.

The emergency response saw 100 tonnes of food aid delivered to Somalia's capital Mogadishu, where tens of thousands of people have fled, in search of food.