After witnessing a traditional Malawian dance, our volunteers then handed out an assortment of Celtic jerseys, shorts and socks to the teachers and students at the school as well as cases full of library books, pens, pencils, notebooks and other teaching materials.

It was then time for one last look at the school to see the finished product before an emotional goodbye.

Celtic’s Malawi Adventure 2024 has been a truly unique experience for our entire group of volunteers and there are so many people to thank for making the trip possible:

Everyone who has sponsored or supported our volunteers
Classrooms for Malawi – and Dezie in particular - for being our magnificent placement partners
Mary’s Meals for allowing us to witness their feeding programme at one of our 67 Kitchens
William Roberts and Linwood Coachworks who covered the cost of the return coach journey from Celtic Park to Heathrow and a meal for the team at the airport
Kabula Lodge for meeting our accommodation needs
The one and only Ozzie and our driver Isa from Orbis for providing a first class internal travel service as always
And, of course, the wonderful children of the ‘Warm Heart of Africa’

Last but by no means least, thank you to our 10 volunteers for epitomising the core charitable essence of our football club over the past week - putting others before themselves.

Matt Corr
Robert Corr
Frank Davis
Stephanie Fulton
Emma McBeth
Sarah McLetchie
James Murphy
Karen Pattison
Finn Rowden
Lisa White

They came to Malawi as 10 individuals but leave as one family, sharing a life-changing experience they will never forget and the bonds formed will last forever.

The group may be heading home today but each and every one of them is leaving a little bit of their heart behind in Malawi.

All of our volunteers have done the Foundation and the entire Celtic Family proud in Malawi. You can continue to support the efforts of the volunteers by making a donation HERE.

Celtic FC Foundation’s Malawi Adventure comes to a close