Magnus Macfarlane-Barrow: Can Charity Actually Alleviate Poverty?
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Magnus started his career as a Salmon farmer in rural Argyll, but when the Balkan conflict began, he and his brother were so moved by the scenes on television that they gathered a jeep-load of aid and joined a convoy travelling to Bosnia to distribute it.
In 2002 his work led him to Malawi, where he met a family whose situation would alter the course of his work, and Mary’s Meals was born. It now feeds over 1.5 million children across the world.
In conversation with his editor, Carlos Darby, Magnus discusses what the essence of charity is, how it can lead us to a happier, more joyful life, and how it is associated with his Christian faith.
'When we're tempted to shut the door and look inward and think about our own problems, or what we want, or what we desire, I don't think that generally brings us to a happier place [...] we are created to be people who are charitable, who look outwards, and if we can do that I think we become happier, more joyful people.'
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