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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Paul67….
Are you still the only Tim in Holytown?
Used to go in the Woodend pub in Holytown Road (might be called Frisbees now?) many years ago,and was convinced everyone who came in from Holytown was more likely to be called Ferguson than Fergus.
Hamiltontim @ 12 59.
Keevins/ Walker etc write half witted bilge for a market that likes half witted bilge. If nobody bought it , if nobody read it , if nobody commented on it, they’d be signing on
SFTB 1300
We’re Doomed. It is a bit like the scientists telling you a certain “whatever” can only see in Black & White, when in reality said “whatever” could possibly see more than humans can see. Noone knows, anyone who says they know, knows nothing IMO.
Just when an oul’ Brigader like me is gettin’ a bit scunnered with the increasingly carnaptious nature of the contributions on the ole Bhlog along comes this very worthwhile Malawi project and the tie -in with Mary ‘s meals.
THis is absolutely the best way to celebrate 10 years of CQN.
And just as we got Kano home I have absolutely no doubt the money will be raised.
I don’t read the daily record for the reason that it contains no useful analysis. It’s core demographic is huns and it’s written with this in mind.
Haven’t heard or read anything from Andy Walker for years.(he doesn’t tend to get quoted much down here in Englandshire).I’m very surprised at the level of dislike towards him on here,as I always found him to be very intelligent and balanced in his comments about Celtic in the past.He must have changed a la the pseudo intellectual Pat Nevin then?
Still regard Andy as one of us unless someone convinces me otherwise.
Keevins?……Absolute bawbag…..Ignore him.
White and Black
Masonry always promoting Self and in total defiance of God.
Ryecatcher, v long time since I lived in Holytown but the demographic is v mixed. The Woodend became a restaurant close to 20 years ago which shut circa 6 years ago. Derelict building now.
DBBIA, me neither.
When you think back to the origins of Celtic to be involved in building a kitchen in a school is just perfect.
…will the Circle be Unbroken?
SoT
Don’t agree, I’m sure that Shug would find a job as a professional dog walker or some such worthwhile profession.
sixtaeseven
He wears black and he’s a cheating bassa!
Ain’t they all
AR
Paul67
I know of a wee man on here who I know for certain would be more than happy to donate a wee item for auction that may make a wee bitty of money for this fantastic cause.
I’ll have a wee word with him and keep you posted.
DBBIA
That’s where we’ve been going wrong of late. If only we’d built a kitcchen in the old school building on Kerrydale St :-)
Celtic Cricket News,
Petec, not long back from day one at the WACA, Aussies done their best to help the Poms stay in the series today, all of the wickets were as a result of poor shots or decision making, not many beat the bat and with those two guys ready to go in the morning, 400+ is possible. Hot out there today, lots of beer consumed as you can imagine, had the legendary Jeff Thompson as our lunchtime speaker, good first day, up early in the morning for day two then back in the evening to watch the real deal on Celtic TV.
Howzat!
AR
ryecatcher
Andy gets a bye from me as he’s the only pundit who says clearly that Rangers are a new club.
Like the rest of us, he can still talk pash 90% of the time, but his truth telling re Rangers is such a rare act within the media, it outweighs all the pash he can spout from here to whenever The Big Slurp begins.
hamiltontim is praying for oscar
12:59 on 13 December, 2013
Turkeybhoy
I don’t subscribe to the school of thought that guys like Keevins, Walker etc hate us. I genuinely just think that they have this belief that if they slag of any aspect of Celtic then they’ll be seen as being honest and fair minded in the eyes of their peers and the readership.
BFDJ, Waddell and Jackson are a completely different kettle of half witted balloons :-)
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Agree 100% there. Walker in particular, has been going out of his way for years to prove his “impartiality” re, all things Celtic.
P.S. He’s also a tight-fisted sod. Have had the misfortune of having him in my cab twice, argued the toss over the fare each time.
Tosser.
HH
Paul a worthy cause looking forward to the night out
Sannabhoy congrats to all at the Kano foundation come along way 2000 weans superb
and a Happy Birthday to Martin KTF
Looking for a top performance tomorrow , the bhoys both on the pitch and off it are hurting lets unite and show them everyone how to play and support the Celtic way
COYBIG
SFTB….
I like Andy Walker as he tells the truth.
Didn’t know he breaks the media ranks and calls them a new club as,like I said earlier,I haven’t read or heard anything from him for years.
My respect for him has just got exponentially greater.
sftb,petec,
This being Friday the 13th,it seems this weeks news could sound the death knell for the desert dogmas,the Church of Scientology has won a court case and is legally recognised as a religion!! it can now perform the marriage ceremony in its churches,and they have copyright to their own Sky Wizard, Thetan then,Thetan now,Thetan always.;))
StarWarsCSC
Paul67
The video is a timely reminder that food on the table makes
a gubbing in Barcelona rather insignificant.
SFTB
Your ears may have been “ringing” this morning as the merits
of your posts were being discussed in darkest Ayrshire.
My lurking friend and I both agreed your sense of perspective
following bad results and performances keeps some of us sane.HH
SFTB/Jonny the Tim
I fell out of my like affair with Walker when, returning to the car after a game against the deid mob, I heard him reply to the first Celtic caller,
“Typical Celtic supporter!”
All bacause the gentleman raised the issue of the quality of refereeing.
Right, panto time.
A great cause Paul.
No chance of me being in Glasgow St Pats day – so is there a link somewhere to make a donation? Apologies if I am stupid after the works Christmas party and cant see it….
Cheers
Obfuscation rampant on the BBC with regard to sectarianism after working party says Catholic schools (specifically) not to blame. So, we have film of Celtic supporters chanting for the IRA to compensate. Nothing from the deid team’s follow followers. Only in Scotland. Roseanne Cunningham claims we now know where sectarianism originates. Well, please do tell us, Roseanne.
Guy I play fitba with was at a “Footbal Q & A” at the ABC the other week, he said Ned Flanders/Keevins came on stage dressed as Dracula with cape etc, giving “bring it on etc” What a tosser.
Footbal = Football
With friends like Walker (and Peter Grant now) who needs enemies?
Andy Walker is a cretinous wretch
Never a good word for CFC …just because he won’t buy into the Sevco lie doesn’t make him a good guy
Good guys are …Tommy Boyd and Tosh McKinlay …sadly they don’t get media work
Can you imagine if the great Henry Winter was a mainstream sports journo in Scotland?
Joe Public’s perception of Deadclub / Sevco would be sooooooo much different,ey?
Terrific news about the CQteN dinner raising funds for such a worthy cause.
Looking forward to it and any other ideas for contributing.
Could we raise funds by harging a subscription fee to the blog with the tax free charity relief attached. ( I know we voluntarily contribute to costs at present).
1000 CQNers X £7.50 = quite a lot. Maybe charge us for having our name in the annual??
Just wondering.
EC67
alwaysgreatbutevenbetternowbeingatimCSC
SFTB @ 13:00 …. That has already happened to the manky mob who used to play at Ibrox, is probably going to happen to the new manky mob playing out of Ibrox and then with the 3rd incarnation it will probably happen again…. So we should seek advice on how to deal with it from a group with such recent experience…. oh wait, finding one not in denial might take the rest of our natural lives….
Pfayr…
Tosh is a cracking guy even though he broke our King’s nose once.
Boydy…..What can you say about him?…..absolute gentleman…so glad he got to live the dream we all wanted…he actually got to do it.
Met them both…..top blokes but so is Andy Walker in my opinion.
Great cause P67 ,thanks to the bhoy for the Maribor tip yesterday ;)
SFTB………….
aye those quantum fluctuation bubbles were certainly doing there job late Wednesday as NB was going through “The Big Slurp”………..that result almost put me off my Bridie …..almost ………braw …..bring on the Hibees…
Just seen an interview with the Zenit manager –Luciano Spalletti .
Asked about the behaviour of the Zenit supporters in Vienna -he said
” Those people are not our supporters , they are our enemies..”
Anyone know what the app is called that you can get to make it easier to read can magazine?
just watched the video and it has put the week iv’e had
into perspective.
HAIL HAIL
The crowd size tomorrow could be interesting.
I don`t think the 6-1 defeat will be much of a factor but the changes to 111 ,the wildly exaggerated media response to last Friday, the fact it is close to Christmas and the weather forecast (30mph winds and heavy rain) is a combination which could affect the crowd size dramatically.
JJ