Posts Tagged ‘homeless world cup’
Eve of the Cup
Late at night on team New Zealand’s first full day in Rio and it’s fair to say it’s been a demanding one for everyone. The Homeless World Cup always relies heavily on the goodwill of volunteers and the support of the host city; even when everything is going brilliantly, it’s a game played perilously close [...]
Bom Dia!
We’ve arrived in Rio. It was a long and tough journey but everyone’s been incredibly patient and after a bit of sleep we’re in much better spirits. After a tiresome mix-up with accommodation at 2 in the morning we had a roof over our heads at the lovely Ace Hostel- Thanks Vanya! We’ll move to [...]
Rio Bound…
After three great days at OFC‘s Charles J. Dempsey Academy the squad have now left Auckland for Brazil and the 2010 Homeless World Cup. There was excitement and anticipation at the prospect of the week and the tournament ahead. There were a few nerves and more than a little trepidation, a dart out to the barbers [...]
Feel the love
On Friday members of the NZ selection based in Wellington were given a touching farewell by staff and friends at Downtown Community Ministry who hosted a barbecue to celebrate the occasion. Later in the day there was a huge gathering at the Stillwaters Community for a shared meal and words of encouragement. There’s a real [...]
Emotions high as Mexico announced as 2012 host
Mexico City has been announced as the host of the 2012 Homeless World Cup. HWC President and Co-Founder Mel Young made the announcement to a rapturous crowd of 12000. “No words can really describe what is going on but this movement for change is gathering momentum. It was a real honour to be in Mexico [...]
Rio Homeless World Cup Promo Video
Here’s the promo video for the Homeless World Cup in Rio from 19th to the 26th of this month. It’s getting very exciting now as kick off gets closer & closer. The video uses street art and animation and features four global ambassadors, ex-players, now living extraordinary lives on their journey away from homelessness. 64 [...]
Football not only goal on Brazil trip
The latest piece of press in the run up to the New Zealand Team’s trip to Rio for the 2010 Homeless World Cup. The tournament runs from the 19th to the 26th of September. This article is from last Thursday’s Otago Dailty Times. Unfortunately Tim’s Brazilian matrimonial dream may well be scuppered by that no [...]
New Zealand Homeless World Cup Team on the Road to Rio
Street Football Aotearoa is delighted to announce that a team will represent Aotearoa/New Zealand at the Homeless World Cup in Rio de Janeiro in September. It is not known how many people are homeless in Aotearoa/New Zealand, but Street Football Aotearoa does know that its football projects help many homeless and marginalised people to participate [...]
World Cup heroes help get homeless team on its way
Awesome news. New Zealand Football has been instrumental in helping Street Football Aotearoa raise funds to take a Kiwi team to this year’s Homeless World Cup. Amanda Fisher writes in the Dominion Post about the help we’ve received as All White Andy Barron meets Fabian and the rest of the Wellington players. Click on the [...]
Street Football on Breakfast
Check out coverage of our Road to Rio (2010 Rio Homeless World Cup) on TV1′s Breakfast show with Paul Henry. Paul Henry’s bafflement as to why people are homeless in New Zealand is one of the key reasons for Street Football Aotearoa’s existence – to raise awareness and understanding of this issue. Until we have [...]
