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Plans halted for Madonna's Malawi school
It looks like Madonna’s plan to build a $15 million school for
approximately 400 girls in Malawi won’t come to fruition,
according to the New York Times.
The superstar co-founded the Raising Malawi charity through which the
Raising Malawi Academy for Girls was to be built, but the organization
has said that plans for the project have been discontinued and the
organization’s board of directors replaced by a
“caretaker board†that includes Madonna and her manager.
Apparently the singer realized there were potential problems within the
charity last year, and solicited assistance from the Global Philanthropy
Group.
Trevor Neilson, a founder of the organization, says he advised Madonna
that building the pricey educational property was "an ineffective form
of philanthropy," and suggested putting the donated funds toward already
existing educational programs created by nongovernmental organizations.
Neilson tells the NYT that $3.8 million has already been spent on the
now halted project, “with much of the money going to architects,
design and salaries and, in one case, two cars for employees who had not
even been hired yet," the NYT reports.
“Despite $3.8 million having been spent by the previous
management team, the project has not broken ground, there was no title
to the land and there was, over all, a startling lack of accountability
on the part of the management team in Malawi and the management team in
the United States," Neilson says.
He notes that they’ve “yet to determine exactly what
happened to all of that $3.8 million. We have not accounted for all the
funds that were used.â€
In a report, Neilson’s organization was critical of two former
officials of Madonna’s charity, saying that the executive
director mismanaged “project plans, people and financesâ€
while the woman chosen to head the Academy had “weak management
skills†that majorly contributed "to the current financial and
programmatic chaos.â€
Both of the former officials say that they are prohibited from
commenting on or responding to the allegations.
Madonna, however, seems to be moving forward. Raising Malawi has raised
$18 million thus far, according to the NYT, and the organization has no
intentions of disbanding.
“There’s a real education crisis in Malawi,â€
Madonna said in a statement to the Times. “Sixty-seven percent
of girls don’t go to secondary school, and this is simply
unacceptable. Our team is going to work hard to address this in every
way we can.â€
Madonna declined to provide further comment.
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Hollywood Reporter
Madonna is about as relevant as this guy is now.
March 26, 2011 at 10:35 pm | Report abuse |
Burt Frankfurter
Wait, you mean you can't just throw money at a problem, smile at a
ribbon cutting ceremony, and expect the problem to be solved? Why does
this remind me of every government program in existence?
March 25, 2011 at 6:02 pm | Report abuse | Reply
a aviv
Madonna should focus on the problems in education right here in the
United States of America!
March 26, 2011 at 10:27 am | Report abuse |
Imogen
Madonna should realize that problems in Africa is not as simple as
adopting a babies. It is a virus that no cures ....I wish her good luck
and hope to hear her new album though.
March 25, 2011 at 6:52 pm | Report abuse | Reply
Nancy Reyes
if you use local labor, make your own bricks and use local equipment,
you can build a hundred schools for that amount. What was she doing,
using imported designer bricks and putting airconditioners in the WC's?
March 25, 2011 at 7:50 pm | Report abuse | Reply
Chris
She looks really pretty in that picture. But to discuss the subject at
hand, I think maybe Madonna and her manager just need a new game plan.
Madonna has done a lot for Malawi. Her heart is in the right place, and
I hope that things will turn out right soon.
March 25, 2011 at 8:40 pm | Report abuse | Reply
Rufus Leroy Washington
Financial trickery? Embezzlement? Misappropriated funds? In Africa?
Really? I NEED HELP MOVING FUNDS FROM NIGERIA. PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR BANK
ACCOUNT ROUTING UMBER!
March 25, 2011 at 10:28 pm | Report abuse | Reply
Rufus Leroy Washington
NUMBER
March 25, 2011 at 10:28 pm | Report abuse | Reply
Steven Seagal
We don't need to educate more women anyway.
March 25, 2011 at 10:52 pm | Report abuse | Reply
jake
I feel her here. No one goes through all this just to have it dismantled
and destroyed by morons that probably mismanaged money due to greed. All
at the expense of kids. Pathetic. I think she made a very smart move.
Her heart is in the right place and unlike many, she has a dream for
others. How can anyone bash that? I'd like to be a fly on the wall when
she discovered all this tho...man oh man: someone got it. This woman is
known to be a tough cookie for a reason and I really hope she gave it to
the idiots that messed this all up.
March 25, 2011 at 11:13 pm | Report abuse | Reply
@steven segal
Especially if they're fat, right? I see your still shallow!
March 26, 2011 at 12:18 am | Report abuse | Reply
Kay/Kay/Kay All The Way
There are 1000's of white children in the USA that need help as well.
Why doesnt anyone want to help them? Let the dumb n*gger Africans help
theirselves and lets help our own for a change! Absolutely
disgusting......
March 26, 2011 at 2:21 am | Report abuse | Reply
JBK
Madonna, being too busy to do it herself obviously needed trustworthy,
recommended and well vetted people to work on her project at all
levels...Her good heart is in the right place. I hope she takes this
teaching moment, regroups and as is usual for her her, gets it done....
Go Madge!!
March 26, 2011 at 3:47 am | Report abuse | Reply
Willow
It is good someone is still doing nice things ! GOD and kaaaarmaa will
be smiling ! K PLUS TO HER !
March 26, 2011 at 10:55 am | Report abuse | Reply
@smyley25
Just goes to show what happens when feel-good liberal thinking gets put
ahead of common sense. There are so many othere, wiser ways the money
could have been used instead of lining corrupt pockets!
March 26, 2011 at 12:07 pm | Report abuse | Reply
Gabriel Berk Esquire
We hope she finds her Sweet Spot.
March 26, 2011 at 12:47 pm | Report abuse | Reply
Ticked off
Just what we need a white version of oprah americans must get paid more
for helping other countries than they do their own and@ku klux klown who
used the n-word suck on my AK-47 until yo head explpodes u weenie
March 26, 2011 at 2:29 pm | Report abuse | Reply
Ticked off
Just what we need a white version of oprah americans must get paid more
for helping other countries than they do their own and@ku klux klown who
used the n-word tongue kkkiss on my AK-47 until yo head explpodes u
weenie
March 26, 2011 at 2:32 pm | Report abuse | Reply
Go USA
With the shape of the American educational system. these days, why would
you want to help another country instead? Is she getting some sort of
kickback for it? Must be. All its become really, is the next'trendy'
thing for celebrities to do. She should be ashamed of herself. Oh, and
by the way, if you think the word n!gger is passe, you better think
again! Its alive and well. Just face it, thats never going to change.
March 26, 2011 at 2:59 pm | Report abuse | Reply
Jesse Jackson
I am Somebody! I gots to keep de n-word alive so's I can gets mo'
donations! Me & Al Sharpton gots to have a job!
March 26, 2011 at 5:29 pm | Report abuse | Reply
madhater
Madonna is such a whure, I love it.
March 26, 2011 at 5:54 pm | Report abuse | Reply
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It looks like Madonna’s plan to build a $15 million school for
approximately 400 girls in Malawi won’t come to fruition,
according to the New York Times.
The superstar co-founded the Raising Malawi charity through which the
Raising Malawi Academy for Girls was to be built, but the organization
has said that plans for the project have been discontinued and the
organization’s board of directors replaced by a
“caretaker board†that includes Madonna and her manager.
Apparently the singer realized there were potential problems within the
charity last year, and solicited assistance from the Global Philanthropy
Group.
Trevor Neilson, a founder of the organization, says he advised Madonna
that building the pricey educational property was "an ineffective form
of philanthropy," and suggested putting the donated funds toward already
existing educational programs created by nongovernmental organizations.
Neilson tells the NYT that $3.8 million has already been spent on the
now halted project, “with much of the money going to architects,
design and salaries and, in one case, two cars for employees who had not
even been hired yet," the NYT reports.
“Despite $3.8 million having been spent by the previous
management team, the project has not broken ground, there was no title
to the land and there was, over all, a startling lack of accountability
on the part of the management team in Malawi and the management team in
the United States," Neilson says.
He notes that they’ve “yet to determine exactly what
happened to all of that $3.8 million. We have not accounted for all the
funds that were used.â€
In a report, Neilson’s organization was critical of two former
officials of Madonna’s charity, saying that the executive
director mismanaged “project plans, people and financesâ€
while the woman chosen to head the Academy had “weak management
skills†that majorly contributed "to the current financial and
programmatic chaos.â€
Both of the former officials say that they are prohibited from
commenting on or responding to the allegations.
Madonna, however, seems to be moving forward. Raising Malawi has raised
$18 million thus far, according to the NYT, and the organization has no
intentions of disbanding.
“There’s a real education crisis in Malawi,â€
Madonna said in a statement to the Times. “Sixty-seven percent
of girls don’t go to secondary school, and this is simply
unacceptable. Our team is going to work hard to address this in every
way we can.â€
Madonna declined to provide further comment.
Filed under: Celebrities • Madonna
We recommend
From around the web
« Previous entryHappy (almost) International Tom Hanks Day!
soundoff (21 Responses)
Hollywood Reporter
Madonna is about as relevant as this guy is now.
March 26, 2011 at 10:35 pm | Report abuse |
Burt Frankfurter
Wait, you mean you can't just throw money at a problem, smile at a
ribbon cutting ceremony, and expect the problem to be solved? Why does
this remind me of every government program in existence?
March 25, 2011 at 6:02 pm | Report abuse | Reply
a aviv
Madonna should focus on the problems in education right here in the
United States of America!
March 26, 2011 at 10:27 am | Report abuse |
Imogen
Madonna should realize that problems in Africa is not as simple as
adopting a babies. It is a virus that no cures ....I wish her good luck
and hope to hear her new album though.
March 25, 2011 at 6:52 pm | Report abuse | Reply
Nancy Reyes
if you use local labor, make your own bricks and use local equipment,
you can build a hundred schools for that amount. What was she doing,
using imported designer bricks and putting airconditioners in the WC's?
March 25, 2011 at 7:50 pm | Report abuse | Reply
Chris
She looks really pretty in that picture. But to discuss the subject at
hand, I think maybe Madonna and her manager just need a new game plan.
Madonna has done a lot for Malawi. Her heart is in the right place, and
I hope that things will turn out right soon.
March 25, 2011 at 8:40 pm | Report abuse | Reply
Rufus Leroy Washington
Financial trickery? Embezzlement? Misappropriated funds? In Africa?
Really? I NEED HELP MOVING FUNDS FROM NIGERIA. PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR BANK
ACCOUNT ROUTING UMBER!
March 25, 2011 at 10:28 pm | Report abuse | Reply
Rufus Leroy Washington
NUMBER
March 25, 2011 at 10:28 pm | Report abuse | Reply
Steven Seagal
We don't need to educate more women anyway.
March 25, 2011 at 10:52 pm | Report abuse | Reply
jake
I feel her here. No one goes through all this just to have it dismantled
and destroyed by morons that probably mismanaged money due to greed. All
at the expense of kids. Pathetic. I think she made a very smart move.
Her heart is in the right place and unlike many, she has a dream for
others. How can anyone bash that? I'd like to be a fly on the wall when
she discovered all this tho...man oh man: someone got it. This woman is
known to be a tough cookie for a reason and I really hope she gave it to
the idiots that messed this all up.
March 25, 2011 at 11:13 pm | Report abuse | Reply
@steven segal
Especially if they're fat, right? I see your still shallow!
March 26, 2011 at 12:18 am | Report abuse | Reply
Kay/Kay/Kay All The Way
There are 1000's of white children in the USA that need help as well.
Why doesnt anyone want to help them? Let the dumb n*gger Africans help
theirselves and lets help our own for a change! Absolutely
disgusting......
March 26, 2011 at 2:21 am | Report abuse | Reply
JBK
Madonna, being too busy to do it herself obviously needed trustworthy,
recommended and well vetted people to work on her project at all
levels...Her good heart is in the right place. I hope she takes this
teaching moment, regroups and as is usual for her her, gets it done....
Go Madge!!
March 26, 2011 at 3:47 am | Report abuse | Reply
Willow
It is good someone is still doing nice things ! GOD and kaaaarmaa will
be smiling ! K PLUS TO HER !
March 26, 2011 at 10:55 am | Report abuse | Reply
@smyley25
Just goes to show what happens when feel-good liberal thinking gets put
ahead of common sense. There are so many othere, wiser ways the money
could have been used instead of lining corrupt pockets!
March 26, 2011 at 12:07 pm | Report abuse | Reply
Gabriel Berk Esquire
We hope she finds her Sweet Spot.
March 26, 2011 at 12:47 pm | Report abuse | Reply
Ticked off
Just what we need a white version of oprah americans must get paid more
for helping other countries than they do their own and@ku klux klown who
used the n-word suck on my AK-47 until yo head explpodes u weenie
March 26, 2011 at 2:29 pm | Report abuse | Reply
Ticked off
Just what we need a white version of oprah americans must get paid more
for helping other countries than they do their own and@ku klux klown who
used the n-word tongue kkkiss on my AK-47 until yo head explpodes u
weenie
March 26, 2011 at 2:32 pm | Report abuse | Reply
Go USA
With the shape of the American educational system. these days, why would
you want to help another country instead? Is she getting some sort of
kickback for it? Must be. All its become really, is the next'trendy'
thing for celebrities to do. She should be ashamed of herself. Oh, and
by the way, if you think the word n!gger is passe, you better think
again! Its alive and well. Just face it, thats never going to change.
March 26, 2011 at 2:59 pm | Report abuse | Reply
Jesse Jackson
I am Somebody! I gots to keep de n-word alive so's I can gets mo'
donations! Me & Al Sharpton gots to have a job!
March 26, 2011 at 5:29 pm | Report abuse | Reply
madhater
Madonna is such a whure, I love it.
March 26, 2011 at 5:54 pm | Report abuse | Reply
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Mickey Rooney, 90, to revive career http://bit.ly/fi5sla 1:30 am UTC,
March 26 2011
Happy (almost) International Tom Hanks Day! http://on.cnn.com/ft8oja
9:24 pm UTC, March 25 2011
Simon Cowell: #Glee has changed the rules http://on.cnn.com/g7kn9P 8:19
pm UTC, March 25 2011
Weeklies cheat sheet: Brangelina's babies take the cake
http://on.cnn.com/gC8ELI 8:11 pm UTC, March 25 2011
Kirstie Alley slams George Lopez for pig joke http://on.cnn.com/eLsfcl
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Plans halted for Madonna's Malawi school
Happy (almost) International Tom Hanks Day!
Weeklies cheat sheet: Brangelina's babies take the cake
Whoopi Goldberg: I was high when I won my Oscar
'Showbiz Tonight' Flashpoint: Should Chris Brown be banned from 'DWTS'?
Simon Cowell: 'Glee' has changed the rules
Until next time, 'Jersey Shore'
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On Mar 26, 10:45 pm, Vindr...@webtv.net (F~A~R~V~A-Yankee Northern> Mickey Rooney, 90, to revive careerhttp://bit.ly/fi5sla1:30 am UTC,
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> Simon Cowell: #Glee has changed the ruleshttp://on.cnn.com/g7kn9P8:19
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> Weeklies cheat sheet: Brangelina's babies take the cakehttp://on.cnn.com/gC8ELI8:11 pm UTC, March 25 2011
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> Kirstie Alley slams George Lopez for pig jokehttp://on.cnn.com/eLsfcl
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> 9:24 pm UTC, March 25 2011
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madonna has some good 80's songs.
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