Marcus Rashford speaks on his fight to end childhood hunger

Manchester United striker, Marcus Rashford has spoken about his campaign to end childhood hunger in the world.

The England international started a campaign to help feed vulnerable children during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic.

The 22-year-old who also started a task force in England to help end child poverty has now revealed how shock he is by what he sees daily.

He said that it is “mind-blowing” to see the amount of child suffering in the UK, vowing that he will not relent in his efforts.

“Every single day it shocks me,” Rashford said.
“It’s not until people see the numbers and I’ve had the chance to visit some of the families I’ve managed to help and hear how it’s affected them and changed their lives.

“It’s just mind-blowing the amount of people who are suffering and the amount of people who don’t know where to get the help.

“There’s a lot of things that would shock a lot of people if they knew the facts about the issue. For me not enough people do know the facts, as I was one of them.

“For me, personally, it’s just sad to know it’s still going on, and I obviously was in that position when I was younger, and some of the families are in much worse positions than what I was in, so I can only imagine what it feels like for the parents and the children who just want the best for one another, so it’s difficult to really say one thing that somebody said to me that sticks out, because for me they’re all as important as each other.”

Rashford who made his professional debut at 18 for Manchester United has also revealed he has become comfortable with the limelight.

“I think playing for United and England at a young age, it helped me mature a lot quicker than I would’ve expected to,” Rashford said.

“I’m grateful for those opportunities and very happy I was put in those positions. I do feel like I’ve matured a lot. I feel like I’m free to speak on things I feel strongly about. It’s because of those experiences in the past that make me feel so comfortable doing that.”