Sheikha Moza attends launch of ‘One Million and One’ campaign

Street Child United officially launched Sunday “One Million and One”, a global campaign to secure birth registrations for 1,000,001 children living on the street worldwide.
Before a select audience that included Qatar Foundation (QF) Chairperson Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser al-Misnad, QF Vice-Chairperson and Chief Executive HE Sheikha Hind bint Hamad al-Thani, representatives of partner organisations and supporters, John Wroe, the co-founder and chief executive of Street Child United (SCU) announced the legacy initiative following the success of the recent Street Child World Cup, delivered in partnership with the QF.
The campaign, which will run between the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and the FIFA World Cup 2026 in North America, will be a collaboration of efforts and include several milestones along the course of the four years, including the Street Child Cricket World Cup 2023 in India, the Street Child Games 2024 in Paris, and the Street Child World Cup 2026 in North America.
Explaining the ambitious initiative, Wroe said: “It is estimated 1bn people don’t have an identity, more than half of whom are children ... children who are deprived of their basic human rights.”
“Children who are without access to basic services – education, healthcare, and social care,” he continued. “Children who, without legal identification like a birth certificate, are essentially invisible.”
“How do we change this? Birth registration,” Wroe said. “’One million and one’ is by far our most ambitious legacy campaign to date, but we believe that with the support of our partners we can fulfill this game-changing movement and give every child the right to live the life they truly deserve."
The SCU, alongside partners Consortium for Street Children, Toybox, Muslim Hands and a further 50 non-profit organisations working directly with street-connected young people in country, will work to achieve this goal.
The campaign will also be supported by an official documentary piece that will be released on the International Day of Street Children on April 12, 2023, at an exclusive premier in New York, supported by a story series that will share the inspiring voices of children behind the goal.
The QF’s commitment to supporting the SCU saw it host the Street Child World Cup 2022 at Education City last month, bringing together 28 teams from 25 countries for an eight-day event.
Alongside the football tournament, participants joined art workshops and child-friendly congress sessions to bring to light some of the adversities faced by vulnerable youth.