Give: Charity and the Art of Living Generously
Author: Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow
Publisher: William Collins
Print Length: 256 pages
Genre: Non-Fiction / Essay, Travel Writing, Popular Science
Topic: Altruism, Charity, Philanthropy, Generosity, Giving, Sharing, Sacrifice, Community, Volunteer & Volunteerism, Local & Global
From the founder of Mary’s Meals and the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Shed That Fed a Million Children, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow travels the world encountering startling acts of charity and the power of generosity.
Few people in the world are better placed to understand the role of charity and generosity than Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow. As the founder and CEO of Mary’s Meals, Magnus helps feed and educate millions of children in 18 different countries across the world every year.
In a time when some charitable organisations have been rocked by scandal and many are questioning their effectiveness in the modern age, Give takes us on an epic journey to rediscover the beauty and transformative power of authentic charity.
Powerful and inspiring, Give celebrates the impact of charity in all our lives, illustrating how the act of sharing – and even sacrifice – is the key to a life of joy.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. ‘We Have It in Our Hearts’
2. Charity in the Dock
3. Organising Love
4. The Heart and the Head
5. Charity and Beyond
6. Mapping the Stars
7. Without Trumpets
8. Blessed and Broken
9. Transformation
10. Charity Remains
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow is the founder and CEO of the charity Mary’s Meals, a non-profit organisation that provides life-changing meals to some of the world’s poorest children every school day. Mary’s Meals is currently serving 2,429,182 children across 18 countries, in communities where hunger and poverty would prevent children from gaining an education. Magnus started his career as a fish farmer in Argyll, Scotland. In 1992 during the Balkan conflict, he and his brother Fergus were so moved by scenes of the conflict on television that they took a week’s leave from their jobs, loaded a jeep with aid and joined a convoy travelling to Medjugorje to distribute it. On their return, donations continued to flood in, resulting in Magnus eventually driving from Scotland to Bosnia-Herzegovina a total of 23 times to deliver vital supplies. Magnus never returned to his old job and instead set up a registered charity called Scottish International Relief (SIR).
Source: https://www.marysmeals.org/our-story/magnus-macfarlane-barrow
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