Pakistani Street Children Prepare for World Cup

Slug: Pakistani Street Children football

Date: 19/03/2014
Reporter: ha!ar han
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&or the first ti'e e(er) street *hildren in Pakistan are taking part in the Street Child &ootball
+orld Cup this !eek in ,ra-il.
"t/s a global 'o(e'ent !hi*h ai's to bring attention to the rights of street *hildren.
ha!ar han follo!ed the Pakistani tea' for this stor0.
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S&1 1 Pla0ing !ith football.
1420ear2old ,ilal han is pra*ti*ing football !ith his football tea'.
"t/s not 3ust football that brought the' together4 all of the' li(e on the streets4
S&1 2 5round 6essel Sound.
$he0/re pra*ti*ing hard no! for the Street Child +orld Cup in ,ra-il.
,ilal *an/t !ait for the 'o'ent he puts on the green shirt and !a(es the Pakistan flag on the
field4
,ilal han *lip 1 78ale) 9rdu:: ;" ne(er thought that one da0 " !ould go to ,ra-il to take part in
an international sports e(ent.. $his is '0 first ti'e. " !ould like to thank <llah and "tfan
8a=bool for gi(ing 'e a *han*e. &ootball is '0 passion.>
"tfan 8a=bool is fro' the <-ad &oundation ? an #5% !orking !ith street *hildren that is
preparing the Pakistan tea' for the +orld Cup.
@e sa0s the 'ain idea is to tr0 and 'ake these *hildren/s drea' *o'e true.
"tfan Clip 1 78ale) 9rdu:: ;$hese *hildren !ill not onl0 be pla0ing football) but the0 !ill also
be*o'e a part of a uni=ue international *onferen*e that ai's to *hallenge the negati(e per*eption
and attitudes to!ards street *hildren around the !orld. $his platfor' !ill also be used to
highlight the need for *hild prote*tion poli*0 and its i'ple'entation as !ell as a plan of a*tion
for the' in the future.>
Pakistan has one of the !orld/s largest populations of street *hildren ? around 1.A 'illion.
"n ara*hi alone) there are 'ore than 30 thousand *hildren li(ing on the streets.
<**ording to the <-ad &oundation) street *hildren are often thrust into the hands of *ri'inals)
drug dealers and hu'an traffi*kers.
So'e 90 per*ent are sur(i(ors of ph0si*al or seBual abuse.
1220ear2old Rahee' ,asit has been li(ing on the streets for the last three 0ears.
Rahee' *lip 1 78ale) 9rdu:: ;80 father is an al*oholi*. @e beat 'e a lot !hen he/s drunk. 80
'other died !hen " !as three. $hat/s !h0 " left ho'e and " ne(er !ant to go ba*k.>
$he Street Child +orld Cup this 0ear in ,ra-il !ill ha(e street *hildren fro' 20 *ountries
representing their nation.
$ea' Pakistan is pa(ing the road to Rio de Caneiro b0 pra*ti*ing and *o'peting in lo*al ga'es.
2D20ear2old *oa*h <bdul Rasheed sa0s the *hallenge is getting the' to pla0 !ell as a tea'.
<bdul Rasheed *lip 1 78ale) 9rdu:: ;" sele*ted those *hildren !ho kno! ho! to pla0 football.
<nd then " ga(e the' training and assessed their ps0*hoso*ial) interpersonal *o''uni*ation and
football skills. &or the last se(en !eeks) "/(e been gi(ing the' training. #o! the0/re good
enough to parti*ipate in a !orld e(ent.>
"tfan 8a=bool fro' the <-ad &oundation sa0s this is an i'portant platfor' for street *hildren to
represent their *ountr0.
@e sa0s the0/re on the !a0 to be*o'ing stars4
"tfan *lip 2 78ale) 9rdu:: ;$he Street Child +orld Cup is a global 'o(e'ent for the reali-ation
of the rights of street *hildren. "t/s i'portant to prote*t the' and gi(e the' opportunities. <ll
*hildren are entitled to ha(e a spa*e in the tourna'ent. <nd it/s designed to take pla*e 3ust before
the &"&< +orld Cup 2014.>
S&1 3 5round 6essel sound.
1220ear2old &ahee' is (er0 eB*ited during the training on the field4
@e pro'ises to tr0 hard to !in the pri-e4 but !hat/s 'ore i'portant is sa0ing to the !orld that
the0/re representing Pakistan4
&or <sia Calling this is ha!ar han fro' Pakistan.