Her Majesty’s Consul General in Rio de Janeiro Paula Walsh welcomed over eighty guests to a reception supporting the Street Child World Cup in Rio on Tuesday 6 August. The evening marked the first in a series of events in Brazil building momentum towards the football tournament and conference for street children’s rights in 2014.
HM Consul General to Rio Paula Walsh with Co-Founder John Wroe
Legendary Brazilian artist and author Ziraldo was announced as the charities first Brazilian Ambassador and he presented a piece of artwork dedicated to raising awareness of street children throughout Brazil.
Brazilian legendary artist Ziraldo addresses the audience
Street Child World Cup founder John Wroe said: “We’re delighted to welcome Ziraldo into the Street Child World Cup family. Ziraldo has spoken this evening about the incredible potential of those children who live in the shadows of society and that is what the Street Child World Cup is all about.”
Brazilian artist Ziraldo’s drawing for Street Child World Cup
Street Child World Cup partners from both the Fortaleza and Rio projects spoke about the issue of child homelessness in Brazil and the need for society, business and Government to do more. Guest speakers included Manoel Torquato – who discussed the national campaign Criança não é da rua (children not of the street), a former Rio street girl and also a former drug trafficker both of whom had turned their lives around with the help of IBISS. The reception took place at the offices of law firm Pinheiro Neto who provide pro-bono assistance to the Street Child World Cup in Brazil.
Manoel Torquato from No child from the streetFormer trafficker and former street child respectively Max and Claudete
The evening ended with a message from the Bishop of London, Richard Chartres via his Rio-based commissary Father Nicholas Wheeler who said:
“The Street Child World Cup is a wonderful opportunity to make a difference for millions of street children who deserve a future free from fear, neglect and abuse. I hope it is a great celebration of life and hope.”
Father Wheeler shares message from Bishop of London
In Brazil the event will be known as the Copa da Rua, with the strapline “Children united to turn the tide”.
A SNAPSHOT: THE HEALTH OF STREET CONNECTED CHILDREN Reporting to: Teams and Programmes Manager Street Child United and the Consortium for Street Children are looking for a motivated researcher who is interested in the intersection...
Street Child United to partner with QF to hold fourth SCWC at Education City 26 teams will represent 22 countries, including Qatar at the next Street Child World Cup (SCWC), participating in an international football...
Here at Street Child United we take your privacy seriously and will only use your personal information to keep you up to date on news, fundraising campaigns, events and volunteering opportunities, through our monthly newsletter, or to process your donations.
We will not share your personal data with any third parties, or use your data to contact you for any other purpose.
Please see our full Privacy Policy here, or if you have any queries about how we use your data, please contact us at: info@streetchildunited.org