World Porridge Day

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 aid starving 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. 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.[4]

World Porridge Day event in Scotland in 2023

Stoats Porridge Bars was the official World Porridge Day partner in 2016.[1]

The World Porridge Making Championship has taken place alongside the day since 2009.[2]

References
  1. "World Porridge Day". Mary's Meals. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  2. "Best porridge title scooped by US". BBC News. BBC. 11 October 2009.
  3. "American wins world porridge title". Daily Telegraph. 11 October 2009.
  4. "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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