Street Child World Cup
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Street Child World Cup
The first Street Child World Cup was held in Durban, South Africa, in March 2010
The event brought together teams of street children
and former street children from Brazil, South Africa, Nicaragua, Ukraine, India, the Philippines and Tanzania. The participants were between 14 and 16 years old at the time of the event and all had experience of living full time on the streets without family. Each squad of 9 players included 3 girls. A representative team of young people from Manchester, UK, also took part in the tournament. This team was mentored by UK children's TV presenter Andy Akinwolere
, and his journey was covered on the BBC Children's TV show, Blue Peter
.
The Street Child World Cup was initiated by UK human rights charity the Amos Trust. It was hosted in Durban by Umthombo Street Children and the Durban University of Technology
.
Each team was brought by a street child organisation based in the contributing country:
Action for Brazil's Children;
Casa Alianza Nicaragua
;
Depaul Kharkiv (Ukraine);
Youth Football Club Rurka Kalan and the Khalsa Football Academy (India);
Caretakers of the Environment Tanzania.
A network of charities worked together to bring a team from the Philippines.
The UK team was brought by the M13 Youth Project.
Between 12 and 22 March 2010, the participating children competed in a 7-a-side football tournament, created artworks which were subsequently exhibited in Durban Art Gallery and at the Foundling Museum
, London, and took part in a youth participation conference. The outcomes of the conference were published in November 2010 as 'The Durban Declaration'. This emphasises street children's right to be heard, right to a home, right to protection from violence, and right to access health and education. Girls participating in the Street Child World Cup produced a Street Girl's Manifesto which was published as part of Plan International's 2010 'Because I am a Girl'
report on the state of the world's girls.
The artwork created at the event was facilitated by Momentum Arts, a Cambridge-based arts inclusion charity. Specialised coaching was provided by Coaching for Hope.
The main overall sponsors of the event were Deloitte, and the event was known as the Deloitte Street Child World Cup.
The football tournament was won by India, who beat Tanzania in the finals. The Shield was won by the Philippines team. Ukraine won the Fair Play award.
A Street Child World Cup event is now being planned to take place in Brazil in 2014.
Category:International football (soccer) competitions hosted by South Africa
The first Street Child World Cup was held in Durban, South Africa, in March 2010
The event brought together teams of street children
Street children
A street child is a child who lives on the streets of a city, deprived of family care and protection. Most children on the streets are between the ages of about 5 and 17 years old.Street children live in junk boxes, parks or on the street itself...
and former street children from Brazil, South Africa, Nicaragua, Ukraine, India, the Philippines and Tanzania. The participants were between 14 and 16 years old at the time of the event and all had experience of living full time on the streets without family. Each squad of 9 players included 3 girls. A representative team of young people from Manchester, UK, also took part in the tournament. This team was mentored by UK children's TV presenter Andy Akinwolere
Andy Akinwolere
Andy Akinwolere is a British television presenter.-Early life:Akinwolere was born in Nigeria in 1982, and moved to the United Kingdom with his family when he was eight years old. They settled in Birmingham, where he was educated.-Education:Akinwolere attended St...
, and his journey was covered on the BBC Children's TV show, Blue Peter
Blue Peter
Blue Peter is the world's longest-running children's television show, having first aired in 1958. It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the CBBC channel. During its history there have been many presenters, often consisting of two women and two men at a time...
.
The Street Child World Cup was initiated by UK human rights charity the Amos Trust. It was hosted in Durban by Umthombo Street Children and the Durban University of Technology
Durban University of Technology
The Durban University of Technology is a University of Technology in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was formed in 2002 by the merger of Technikon Natal and ML Sultan Technikon and was previously known as the Durban Institute of Technology. It has four campuses in Durban, and two in Pietermaritzburg...
.
Each team was brought by a street child organisation based in the contributing country:
Action for Brazil's Children;
Casa Alianza Nicaragua
Casa Alianza
Casa Alianza is an international not for profit organisation and the Latin American branch of Covenant House. It is a charity and NGO whose aims are the rehabilitation and the defence of street children. It was first set up in Guatemala in 1981, then in both Honduras and Mexico in 1986, then in...
;
Depaul Kharkiv (Ukraine);
Youth Football Club Rurka Kalan and the Khalsa Football Academy (India);
Caretakers of the Environment Tanzania.
A network of charities worked together to bring a team from the Philippines.
The UK team was brought by the M13 Youth Project.
Between 12 and 22 March 2010, the participating children competed in a 7-a-side football tournament, created artworks which were subsequently exhibited in Durban Art Gallery and at the Foundling Museum
Foundling Museum
The Foundling Museum in London tells the story of the Foundling Hospital, Britain's first home for abandoned children. The museum houses the nationally important Foundling Hospital Art Collection as well as the Gerald Coke Handel Collection, the world's greatest privately amassed collection of...
, London, and took part in a youth participation conference. The outcomes of the conference were published in November 2010 as 'The Durban Declaration'. This emphasises street children's right to be heard, right to a home, right to protection from violence, and right to access health and education. Girls participating in the Street Child World Cup produced a Street Girl's Manifesto which was published as part of Plan International's 2010 'Because I am a Girl'
Because I Am a Girl (campaign)
Because I Am a Girl is a campaign by the aid organization Plan. The campaign is made to address the issue of gender discrimination around the world...
report on the state of the world's girls.
The artwork created at the event was facilitated by Momentum Arts, a Cambridge-based arts inclusion charity. Specialised coaching was provided by Coaching for Hope.
The main overall sponsors of the event were Deloitte, and the event was known as the Deloitte Street Child World Cup.
The football tournament was won by India, who beat Tanzania in the finals. The Shield was won by the Philippines team. Ukraine won the Fair Play award.
A Street Child World Cup event is now being planned to take place in Brazil in 2014.
External links
- http://streetchildworldcup.org/
- http://www.amostrust.org/
Category:International football (soccer) competitions hosted by South Africa