They took part in sports activities comprising tennis, basketball and Frisbee, and attended academic and art lessons with students from The Hamilton International School and Park House English School, also an ISP school.
The SCU's Wroe and Hamilton International School principal Senior interacting with some of the Street Child United members.
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The evening show gave teams the opportunity to show the culture of the countries they are representing.
With teams from Bangladesh, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burundi, Colombia, Egypt, England, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Mauritius, Mexico, Nepal, Palestine, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Qatar, Sudan, Syrian Forum, Tanzania, Uganda, the US, and Zimbabwe, the performances were vibrant and engaging for all.
Hamilton International School principal Terry Senior said that it was wonderful to see the community coming together and all the children participating in a series of lessons.
“The show in our theatre was also a chance for these children from around the world to showcase their cultures,” he said. “We want to thank our parent community who supported us with the food and beverage arrangements as our guests experienced a range of cuisines from our international community.”
As their charity partner, the SCU is vital to the ISP’s charitable objective of working towards ensuring a world where every child can access their rights irrespective of their background, a statement explained.
SCU co-founder and chief executive John Wroe said that the Street Child World Cup 2022 focuses on building a platform for all participants to highlight the issues and challenges that they are most likely facing.
“The initiative calls for quality education, gender diversity, reduced inequality, peace, justice and strong institutions and partnerships to achieve goals,” he said. “The children are thrilled to play while sharing their experiences.”
“Some of the students, who are supported by Qatar, could meet their sponsors in Doha,” Wroe added.
“Our partnership with the SCU gives ISP students the opportunity to hear from, connect with, and support some of the most vulnerable young people in the world,” said ISP ME regional managing director Mick Gernon. “By interacting with some of these children, our students have the opportunity to not only understand the lives of some of these disadvantaged children, but it also empowers and enables our students to make positive changes in society now and in the future.”
