Celtic Quick News will be 10 years old next year and to mark the occasion, through Mary’s Meals, we’re going to construct a kitchen and shelter facility at the Kholoni Primary School in Mchinji, Central Malawi, which currently has no food preparation facilities.
A brick-built building, the kitchen will consist of one main cooking area with two small locked storerooms. In one, firewood for the stoves will be kept and, the other will store food and utensils. The kitchen will be fully equipped with stoves, pots, serving equipment, mugs and spoons and the 1221 children will be provided with a daily meal of a vitamin-enriched maize porridge. The kitchen will also have teaching facilities, to allow it to be used as a classroom outside meal times.
17% of people in the world live in extreme poverty (less than $1.25 per day) but there is plenty of good news, the proportion of world living in this condition halved in last 20 years (this was a UN Millennium Development Target). Life expectancy (at birth) of low income people in 1990 was 52, but in 2011 it was 60. Infant mortality dropped by a third during this period and maternal mortality almost halved.
Since humans first walked the earth a significant proportion of them have lived in extreme poverty, but while someone once said, “the poor will always be with us”, for the first time ever the decades ahead could see all of humanity escape from extremely poverty.
Malawi, according to the UN the 17th least developed nation on earth, is one of the world’s extreme poverty front lines, but even here, the trend is encouraging. In 1990 child mortality between 0-5 years was 244 deaths per 1000 live births. By 2000 this had dropped to 174 per 1000. Last year the figure was 71 deaths per 1000 from 0-5 years. The UK passed that figure more than 70 years ago, but the rate of improvement in Malawi is nothing short of incredible. It is fertile ground for the right kind of help.
Mary’s Meals, a Scottish charity established in 2002, feeds 822,142 kids in 16 countries every day. They keep costs low and employ local staff in kitchens, ensuring 93% of money donated reaches those in need, possibly the highest rate of any comparable organisation. It costs £7 for Mary’s Meals to feed a child in Malawi – for a whole year. 20% of Malawi’s children (600k) are fed by the organisation, often their only meal of the day.
In 2012, a sample of 44 schools found that enrolment had increased by 30% two years after the introduction of Mary’s Meals. Academic achievement improves too. The benefit is not just escape from hunger, it is access to education for children who would otherwise have to work for food. It also provides an increase in productivity and economic capacity when the children enter the workforce.
CQteN St Patrick’s Day Party
The kitchen will cost £7000 and I’ve told Mary’s Meals we’ll raise enough money by St Patrick’s Day, which gives us three months. We have a lot of work to do but the focal point will be the CQteN Dinner on Friday, 14 March 2014, which will be the biggest and best St Patrick’s Day Party in Scotland.
We’ve hired the Kerrydale Suite at Celtic Park. Tickets are available for £50, tables of 10 are also available. To reserve a ticket or table email me, celticquicknews@gmail.com. The event has been discussed in the comments section for some weeks without a formal launch and we quickly sold out the smaller capacity of the Kerrydale Suite. We have now taken the entire suite so additional tickets are available.
Between now and then there will be the odd auction to help us along, and we will continue to support the work of the Celtic Foundation (who have a Children’s Hospice Association Scotland auction on now), the Kano Foundation, and the many needy causes a lot closer to home than Malawi.
The UN are currently considering Development Targets for 2030, with the eradication of extreme poverty likely to feature. Poverty is a complex subject, so even after 2000 years development, we know there will always be comparative poverty, but within our Generation of Domination, extreme poverty, less than $1.25 per day existence, could be eradicated.
There is no more appropriate way to mark the 10th anniversary of the blog. This will be our payback for all the hours, days, weeks and months of pleasure (and toil) we’ve gotten out of the these pages over the years. Put 14th March 2014 in your diary, we’re having THE St Patrick’s Day party!
For more information on Mary’s Meals take a look at the video below:
Get your CQN Annual below. From now on £5 from every Annual sold will go to the CQN Malawi School Kitchen appeal.
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Nakasammi
There must be a sevco link there.
eddieinkirkmichael sorry to hear that Eddie and I quite believe that you are right in your assumption.
I was blacklisted myself for union activities but not anything to do with sectarianism. In the event it made me strike out on my own and did me a favour but not everyone is as lucky as I was.
There is no doubt that anyone putting their heads above the parapet and breaking the taboo by stating the obvious is taking a gamble with their job/livelihood, such is the strength of the taboo.
That is why I was surprised by the number of people who signed my petition because it is another taboo, and there have been times in my life when I would have been fearful of signing such a petition myself and I always admitted that. Other times in my life when I didn’t have pressing commitments I might have said F**k it.
Ipaddy
As opposed to encouraging minutes applause at all grounds for Nelson Mandela? Hypocritical cretins. ( not you!)
Twisty
His sponsorship of the transfer policy is risible
I’m afraid it’s disingenuous……he must be a parsimonious boards dream
iPaddy McCourt Supports Wee Oscar
21:08 on
13 December, 2013
Yip.
Why not the full Adolf?
It`s a matter of principle,you know.:-)
Affoot.
Pfayr.
Because Neil lennons opinion is in contrast to yours, he has to be disingenuous?
Dare say his opinion has more weight than yours.
Let’s not be blinded by the millions on
offer in the CL.
It’s the devils money and is ruining the beautiful game.
Let’s play the game on our terms.
Aye Celtic have never been involved in politics.
http://www.ntvcelticfanzine.com/history%20corner/hand%20of%20god%20part%201.htm
Arguably, however, the single most important ingredient for the success of the Celtic to be was politics. It is not known for certain how much stock Brother Walfrid took in the politics of the day but, undoubtedly, as a cleric of learning, social conscience and awareness, benevolence and compassion, he would, most likely, have been also politically attuned. With the upbringing that he’d had, anything less is almost inconceivable. Walfrid was, after all, a man of action, drive and initiative. It is, therefore, hard to imagine that politics were not also a sphere of influence in his psyche and that, consequently, he allowed others, with whom he became associated in the formation of Celtic, to determine the political agendas necessary for the success of Celtic.
Just saying. ken.
The honest mistake
What manager would want his best players sold and given half the money to replace them with
Particularly when there is no necessity for such parsimony
I’m afraid the board play Lenny like a fiddle ……
I have a fairly stilted view ….I think he is a limited manager who continually makes the same mistakes
All IMO of course….
My last word on the Banners debate.
Does anyone on here tonight think that if the GB had substituted a banner of Nelson Mandela for that of Bobby Sands,that UEFA would have batted an eyelid?.Honest,sincere question.
I would think that the majority on here would say no.That being the answer,the question should be asked,why not.
I have come to the conclusion that it was not the banners themselves that were the problem,I think UEFA,as much as I detest the body,do have the sense to recognize what is political and what is not.I am of the opinion that it was people ,who wish us harm,holding positions,or having friends at UEFA holding positions that brought this subject to their attention.So easy to twist,and lie about the meaning of the banners to a body that like most of the Celtic fans had no idea the meaning of the banners.
If you honestly answered no to the question,then just what complaints can you have about the GB complaining about a football matter.Not political.
Sanctimonious and elongated written descriptions will never force our frugal board to emulate Sir Minty Wonga’s rectum bound spiral of £5 and £10 self destruction.
The honest mistake
Ps …not to me it doesn’t …
Paddy Gallagher
Who is calling for that ??
Margaret McGill
21:15 on
13 December, 2013
Aye Celtic have never been involved in politics.
Walfrid`s politics.
My politics.
Your politics.
Anybody`s politics.
All acceptable?
Or will there be a moderator to exclude the unacceptable.
To some.
But not to others.
Maggie the moderator.He`ll dae me.
The Honest Mistake loves being first
Don’t think it’s sad.
I haven’t watched much football in recent years.
Living abroad, I rarely miss a Celtic game (Celtic tv, etc).
Living near Paris, my sons invite me to the PSG games – non merci !
Once upon a time, there was a level playing field: it was sport.
Nowadays, there is no more level playing fields: domestic /European /World.
It used to be sport – now it’s money, money, money.
Not just the fitba, look at the Olympics, Tour de France, Rugby, Boxing, …
Will sport survive?
Gordon64
21:14 on 13 December, 2013
Let’s not be blinded by the millions on
offer in the CL.
It’s the devils money and is ruining the beautiful game.
Let’s play the game on our terms.
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Are you inside my Mind?
I Hope Celtics investments in youth development helps the Whole of Scottish Fitba.
Imagine us signing Wayne Rooney @ £250,000 a WEEK.
Hmmm
Kojo is right on a lot of the Time, we Must get as many Youths into the first team as much as possible.
I dinnae want to win the CL from a position where our players are getting paid obscene amounts like that. I know Celtic will Win the Champions League in the future, I sincerely hope it is from our native League.
TurkeyBhoy
Great great post earlier on.
Hope you get thru Christmas ok. lol
Turkeybhoy
Bang on.
British army personnel with ” keep Ulster Protestant” at a stadium in Glasgow is apparently ok though? No political message there? Why are Celtic not asking for an explanation ?
twists n turns
21:08 on
13 December, 2013
It’s no been NFL’s best week at Celtic, but he deserves
a break, as I’ve posted the night…..we’re under siege, time
to stick together…..btw how’s those bloody horses treating you.
….PFayr supports WeeOscar
21:11 on
13 December, 2013
Harking back to your points earlier today, my issue is not the ‘we will put every penny back into the team’ schtick because between wages, transfer fees and agents fees I reckon they could always prove that without necessarily lying.
My gripe is the ‘we will spend what we earn over a buriness cycle’ one. That ‘business cycle’ has, to the best of my knowledge, never been defined. Is it 3 years, 5 years? Maybe it’s more, but it can always be used to justify not spending. I say that as somebody that’s generally pro board.
I’ll even explain that for anybody that’s interest (everybody stops reading), I believe that rightly or wrongly the decisions of the board are always made with the best intentions of the club at heart. If there was ever proof (not opinion) to the contrary, they’d lose me in a heartbeat, I’ve enough things that could pull me away as it is.
With Europe out the way, I think the planning for next season’s campaign starts tomorrow, and with this in mind, I suggest a few radical steps.
1) Sammy , he either signs a contract by end December, or we punt him in January. With a World Cup on the horizon, he cannot afford not to play. So either sign, go, or sit in a Reserves for 6 months
2) Joe, as above, sign up or go. Personally I like Joe, but I suspect he has been tapped up ….I may add I have absolutely no evidence to back that suspicion.
3) Pukki and Boerrichter. I would play them both in every game, assuming fit, until mid January. Point out they are playing for their futures, either with us or a second rate Dutch team. If they ain’t doing it by by mid January, punt them
4) Balde – I think the big guy is already on way out. It would be interesting to understand if his transfer fee is linked to appearances, or if his contract only allows him to play 10 minutes per game
5) Rogic – give the guy 3/4 games to show what he can do.
6) Dont sign any strikers at £1.5 to £2m, either go for a £5 / £6m quality player or don’t spend the cash.
7) Send Dylan McGeoch out on loan, for a guy who looked very promising two years ago, his lack of progress is an embarrassment to our club
8) Bangura, chase him away from CP
Finally, if you were told we were being linked to a 20 year old midfielder who had scored 10 goals in 21 games, in English lower leagues, would you take him?
Get Calum McGregor back
….PFayr supports WeeOscar
21:21 on
13 December, 2013
Paddy Gallagher
Who is calling for that ??
**
Stayed away for ages bud due to my perceived negativity on the blog, I now realise one of the things getting to me was a lack of respect for the club. Some posters never find a good or positive word to write and others seem to take an almost distasteful stance of criticising everything Celtic.
Pf Ayr.
I don’t think any manager would want that situation.
However I’m sure that Neil Lennon being involved in contract negotiations at ground level would be aware of the reasons why our best players were offloaded. For example I’m sure he’ll remember victor wanyamas agents involvement in his transfer. All due respect but I’d listen to Neil lennon’s opinion on this topic before your own especially as you’re an outsider looking in with no professional experience in football.
twists n turns
21:23 on
13 December, 2013
They get away with that political display for the same reason that the GB ‘H-Block’ display passed without incident. They were both outside of UEFA competitions and the SPFL have no similar ruling.
t&t
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/article1953372.ece
What have the Green Brigade done, other than display the truth ?
Paddy Gallagher
And
Who is calling for a replication of the Sir Minty spendthrift model ??
Sixtaeseven.
I’m often over in montparnasse so will give you a shout for a beer and a chat when I’m due over again.
Hail hail
ernie lynch (18:11): “The GB appear to have a block of about 250, going by the numbers being dispersed. If they each spend an average of £500 a season that’s £125,000.”
And if we add this latest fine to the total fines & penalties incurred as a result of their and other “supporters” actions, how much of that £125,000 has gone straight out the door unnecessarily?
Hmmmm, let’s see…
Banner v Milan (H) £42,200
Fireworks v Cliftonville (H) £4,200
Banner & fireworks v Udinese (A) £21,000
Illicit chanting v Rennes (H) £12,700
Pitch incursion v Man Utd (H) £42,000
Dida confrontation v Milan (H) £25,000
Bottle throwing v Milan (A) £420
Total = £147,520
…and that is just in the last 6 or 7 years.
Now I don’t know much about accountancy, but I do know that if something is costing you £22,520 more than it generates in income, then it makes no commercial sense to continue to pursue that avenue as a potential source of income. So that is a decision for Celtic FC to make.
I presume that “The GB 128” have not offered to cough up the £330 a head required to recompense the club, meaning that the other 50,000 or so proper, well behaved, non-confrontational supporters will each have to pay more to offset the club’s losses, for the fourth time in 7 seasons!
We all know these organisations are corrupt and the one that should concern us for now is the SFA and they need to be cleared out and replaced with people who have football and the fans as their main priority.
How do we (not just Celtic fans but fans of all Scottish clubs) organise something to start the ball rolling with this process?
We have allowed people like RCO to be voted back into his position because we have not been vocal enough to our clubs to ask them to do what we want as they should represent us the fans.
The only fans who took the trouble to demonstrate at Hampden are ironically enough Aberdeen who are one of the furthest from that stadium. It may only have been a couple of fans and 1 banner but well done to them.
When all the suits wanted sevco in the SPL and then 1st division the fans rallied and it did not happen but we should not have stopped there. We should have continued until their was an admittance that they were a new club and a club who have been in existence longer than sevco should have been brought into the Scottish league.
The best thing that can happen to the SFA & Sevco is in fighting at other clubs and people forgetting or getting fed up with what has and still is going on.
I wont forget that oldco, aided by the sfa, stole money from me via HMRC, left charities & hundreds of creditors out of pocket and cheated to make them feel better than everyone else.
Oops, I missed an “end italics” code on that last post!
Tommorrow I start my new duties of taking my nephews 11 yr old son to the games as he has Extra work every second Sat starting tomorrow.
Asked me if I would do him a massive favour and use their season tickets and take the wean to the games as he loves it.
The things you have to do for family Ehhhhh :))
Can wait and am as excited as a pup.
Bring on the Hibees
Was sat with them in the second half of the Dons game and they thought about leaving, hang on says I.
On walking to the car from the game “thats why we dont leave early” says I.
Bring on the Hibeeeescsc
Till later all
Valentines
I find myself more patient with Neil for the reason he went to hell and back whilst simply trying to do his job. He’ll always have my backing in those particular battles. I’m not a fan of his signings, tactics, and more recently, his comments, but as many others say, it’s all about opinions and he’s certainly entitled to his. I strongly disagree with his most recent offerings.
UEFA? Biggest bunch of tossers ever to hold any form of authority. Livorno fans amongst others attend games adorned in Che Guevara shirts. Not a fekkin peep from them. Why don’t Celtic question them? Ask them to explain who decided Bobby Sands’ status ? Why is it different to Mandela? Who is making the call? Is there a Scotsman on the books over there?
Re the nags, I’m on a roll since Saturday. Took a right few bob Sat, Sun, Mon and today. I guess that’s my turn over though!
The honest mistake
I’d be surprised if you didnt
I can understand why many posters
are leaving the blog.
The lack of proper debate on serious issues
being one.
However now more than ever we need supporters
to stand up and express their views.
I’ll come back to you with a copy and paste, shouldn’t have long to wait. Going for a pint now but will graze the pages on my return.
Twisty
Kept the horsey wins tae yersel ..bassa