26 October 2017
Street Child World Cup Kicks Off Today in Brazil
• Go Team Nicaragua!
• Donate online
Over the past two years, Methodist children and young peoplehave been encouraging local churches to help raise £30,000 for theSCWC by organising fundraising events of their own. In Bristol,young Methodists organized a fundraising event that was supportedby the whole District. The Revd Ward Jones, District Chairman,volunteered to be gunked in a Cheshire cat onesie to raise money tosponsor two teams from Nicaragua - a girls' team and a boys' team -to take part in the tournament in Rio.
Tamara Wray, Methodist Youth President, said: "The Street ChildWorld Cup really can change the lives of street children; the youngpeople who participated in the SCWC in Durban in 2010 are now allworking and living independently because of Casa Alianza. They allspeak about the motivation and inspiration that they gained fromthe experience. This is why we, along with our Methodist volunteerswho are in Rio helping out during the event, are proud to bebacking the Street Child World Cup because no child should everhave to live or work on the streets."
The charity responsible for putting together the Nicaraguan teamsis Casa Alianza. Through a holistic programme of sports, art,therapy, group sessions, education and spirituality, Casa Alianzanot only provides a safe haven but also a place where these streetchildren can equip themselves for a better life.
Roseanne Levermore is a ONE programme participant for the JointPublic Issues Team. She will be one of a group of Methodistssupporting Team Nicaragua in Rio today. "I am really lookingforward to working with the Street Child World Cup and helping torun their 'Fringe' sessions in Rio," she said. "This is a reallyexciting part of the project that happens away from the footballpitch in the evenings. The children and young people will be givena chance to reflect on the day, and a quiet space amongst theexcitement of the tournament. My role within the fringe team is tocoordinate the 'Relax' sessions. These involve yoga, art therapy,sign language to music, hair braiding, sewing, cooking, andpractical classes including computer skills to name but afew."
Following the Street Child World Cup, the Methodist Church inBritain will continue to support the work of Casa Alianza inNicaragua. Youth President Tamara Wray will take part in a 10kilometre charity run on 1 June. (You can support Tamara here). "Aspeople, we always look for the happy ending as this provides uswith comfort," added Tamara. "The Street Child World Cup is not thehappy ending: it's the beginning. So please support the SCWC andCasa Alianza in the fantastic work that they are doing."
Ends.
1) ) There are several ways that you can give to the StreetChild World Cup. You can donate online by going to the MethodistChurch website here:
2) You can also donate by sending a cheque payable to the AmosTrust and sending it to The Amos Trust, Parish Church of St ClementEastcheap, Clements Lane, London, EC4N 7HB. Please ensure that youwrite "fundraising - Street Child World Cup - Nicaragua team" andyour name on the back of the cheque.
3) It's also possible to donate via online banking. The bankaccount number for the Amos Trust is: 11909513. And the Sort Codeis: 16-20-30