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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neganon2
11:52 on 14 December, 2013:
“Brogan the display by the GB was football related. It was a proyeat agaonst the OB at footbal act. Im sorry bit iys lazy joirnalism to claim otherwise.”
Couldn‘t agree more. Breaking seats is rightly condemned whoever was responsible but the banner exposed the hypocrisy of this law and I still struggle to understand the invective from fellow supporters. The deification and sanitisation of that great freedom fighter Mandela and the fact that a banner in his memory erks no-one is evidence of the extent of that hypocrisy…
Hoping for an appropriate footballing reaction today. Also hoping, but with less expectation, for a good attendance and atmosphere…
Aff coot
catcherintherye
It’s wet enough outside, – two skwerr, tottie scone and tea.
After the midweek fiasco, I’m thinking of ditching the Ashet Pie Supper routine.
Burghbhoy, agreed but I am worried about the appetite for it. Pope Francis has gone some way but there needs to be more shoulders at the wheel.
…with the notable exception of the ‘perma-erked‘ Mr Donelly; only kiding Tony…
:-)
PFayr, BRTH, I think we are all agreed that Paul McBride was a very capable though ambitious man.
He cross examined me when the Faculty of Advocates charged his client Donald Findlay following my successfull claim that he (Findlay) had brought the faculty into disrepute by his anti-Irish racism and anti-RC bigotry.
His cross was very brief due more to the weakness and lack of preparation by the Faculty in their charge than anything else.
Findlay had originally said he would defend himself against the Faculty (as he had done against me) but then changed his mind and asked for McBride to defend him.
Findlay isn’t the brightest but he could see the attraction (and the fun?) of having a high-profile RC defend him.
Weat wales I am not going back to cp unless its to join a protest. Celtics appalling tteatment of supportwrs is unacceptable.
Doc, knew ACGR had one of those jeep things for a reason :-)
Enjoy, will need to have a wee discussion with big Pow now on the bus :-) that’ll be fun
Will be in for about 2.45, to see Jinky, nip down
Be interesting to see crowd and reaction from such today
Hail Hail
I noticed fat salary said he doesent know what way he is going to vote at thems AGM next week, has there ever been or will there ever be anyone more sleekit than this excuse for a man, Humpty Dumpty right enough, a more cringeworthy person has ever stepped on this planet than this slug,
Bournesoup….
Will be at Spurs v Liverpool tomorrow.
Do you think they’ll understand me if I ask for an Ashet Pie Supper?
Deep fried pies……forgot all about them lol
The more I think of what win Jansen done and his principles the more I respect him. Neil is a legend to this club but he should stand up
Ryecatcher
Was there as a young bhoy mate. Think we were loosing 2 nil at the time, certainly were getting beat.
Must have been really bad for the MIB to call it off wi us getting beat!
tonydonnelly67. You are being to kind to the Ba faced snidey wee cretin. H.H.
Mullet your optimism regarding the general populace of scotland is laudable but I do not share it. The fact that the headline from the report into sectarianism as about schooling betrays the real agenda. It means we cqnt gwt your achools yet but we will.
ryecatcher.
Remember a Celtic Hibs game being abandoned in the mid 70s . Hibs were 2-0 up. Hibs weren’t happy.
I remember that game against Hibs because we were getting beaten 2-0
Reckon the replay was a draw.
Ole Joe Hart on the bench ….despite the media clamour from the English MSM to have him reinstated
Ole Pellegrino will not be bullied
lennybhoy it’s the wee Huns game in Feb.
Paddy G I’m well and hope alls well with you, is auld Biddy still ruling the roost ✊
Derry flight diverted to Belfast so there will be a few empty seats today.
V
Burghbhoy
The church is no doubt a force for good, most are. But deviants have always winkled their way into positions of influence and access to their targets. Deviants by name and nature.
TD67,
Unfortunately the media will not challenge him, they are too busy trying to undermine Us, to recreate an uneven playing field.
Hail Hail
bournesouprecipe
Congratulations! Mrs S is a Devil Woman!!
Almost as bad as I felt when I bought a ‘lucky dip’ bag in Listen record shop in Renfield Street many years ago.
For 60p you got 4 singles (7″ vinyls in those days). Usually you would get one or two that were in the charts.
I got 4, yes 4 Una Palooma Blancas by Jonathan King!!
Even I laughed when I caught sight of 2 of the gits who worked in there killing themselves laughing
Right o am off oot to australia. I paddy try and grow a brain while I am away.
Ole Pellegrino will not be bullied
Vmhan – YNWA Wee Oscar
12:23 on
14 December, 2013
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Paddy G I’m well and hope alls well with you, is auld Biddy still ruling the roost ✊
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As always bud – nothing new there. :-)
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ElDiego..
It would be Good to still be home for the 10yr thing..But looked at Fixtures around 1st March and only the Hearts game stands out..though I’m Not fussed..Would like to catch up either way as it will only be a Short visit this time..
LennyBhoy..
Aye..Need to get the Convener sorted first this Time..Ha..so l can relax and get a Shager Landy..
Summa
Burghbhoy….
I was there too….front of the jungle with my crash helmet.
Thought it was 0-0 when it got abandoned, but don’t think anybody knew the score as we couldn’t see a thing.Could have been 6-5 for all we knew.
FoggydewCSC
I was at that game, it was a cup match and called off due to thick fog, impossible playing conditions, the match was also delayed by the GB (they get the blame for everything) invading from the jungle.
Jungle Bhoy CSC
Wasn’t long to go when the game was abandoned . Hibs were raging .Lots of Celtic fans celebrated by running on to the pitch.
There are less than 50 places remaining for CQTEN so please hurry if you wish to reserve your tickets.
CQN Annual is on sale at the Celtic Superstore.
Just heading to Paradise now – COYBIG
http://news.stv.tv/east-central/256750-appeal-to-be-made-for-celtic-fan-missing-from-club-for-six-weeks/
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LennyBhoy..
21st Feb..Away to Hearts..
Summa
Ryecatcher
I was at that game,Hibernian were winning at the time,I think there was only about 10 mins., to go.The strange thing was that when we left the ground it was relatively clear outside in the streets.
Think the doomsayers are going to get an early Christmas present, combination of apathy, protest, Christmas and shocking weather will see a half empty stadium today, physical attendance of 25-30k methinks.
To be very honest with you guys, if this keeps up I can see this game being called off! Or stopped, it’s horrible out there, no joking it’s bad lads.hope I’m wrong, I’m ok I’m just 20 mins. From there I can’t see Toryglen from my window, never mind Celtic Park, it’s bad man.
like every other religious organisation the catholic church is a force for good but like every other organisation you will always get people using it for their own ends. the catholic church does not help itself, but abuse of all forms is evident and hidden in all institutions and most evident in the biggest institution of them all, the family.
the problem is not chuches, clubs or families, it is people doing bad things and other people being unwilling to address it because of the potential implications/ losser for them and theirs whether that be a husband a brother a status or a position.
on the football, barca have murdered better teams than us by 5 goals so some perspective please. think we would be a better team if we were served by a goal scorer and creative midfielder. we need to give our new players time to settle into life at celtic park before writing them off. think the only players likely to leave this January are bangurra, sammi and ledley
HH
vmhan – ynwa wee oscar
12:23 on 14 December, 2013
And Summa
See you both then.
Right off to the game
Until we meet again…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
goldstar10
Junior BCW is phoning in sick too.
Means I can get a pre-match beer. What is the latest entry to the Kerrydale ?
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VMhan..
Did l read You correct last Week a Post Re;GB..’Not in My Name’ or Similar..????
Summa
Ryecatcher
Aye, they were the days.
I didn’t graduate to the Jungle til I was about 15.
My Dad always took us to the Old Rankers end. He always parked at the flats on London Road.
There was a magic chippy on London Road then. Just along from the vaults. Cannae mind it’s name but and that will annoy me all day!!
Big Cup Winners
Agreed