Well, Kieran (my beautiful 8 year old boy) and I head off tomorrow, off to Durban, where it is hot, hot, hot. A city preparing for the FIFA World Cup but already in the throws of it’s very own, very special, Street Child Wold Cup. The last of 9 teams of Street Children from all over the world arrives today and tomorrow the tournament begins. And we will join everyone on Tuesday, after 20 hours of travel.
Still to do: pack, learn Spanish (we are helping out with the Nicaraguan team), find camera, set up blog, get everything ready for the children we leave behind as they head off on their own adventure with Nana and Bampa, and another one hundred and one little things on my ever increasing to do list.
I can’t believe we are really going, that it is really happening, this mad, crazy dream, started by the Amos Trust (www,amostrust.org) a small charity that always did punch above it’s weight, but this time they are dancing all over the heavyweights. The inaugral Street Child World Cup, noticed and backed by the likes of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Gordon Brown and numerous footballers including Beckham. Bringing together street kids from Brazil, Tanzania, Philippines, Ukraine, India, UK, Vietnam, Nicaragua and, of course, South Africa. Beacause that’s where it began, we just wanted to protect the kids on the streets in Durban during the world cup and now hear we are giving a voice to street children the world over (from small seeds…). This really is going to be life changing for so many people including Kieran and myself.
And so to pack……
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