It’s 7 pm, but the Santa Maria Sports Centre in Rome is still teeming with sunlight. On the sidelines, Maya Amenduni and Simone Conte, showhosts for the Te lo faccio vedere chi sono io” Radio Sei Programme, excitedly comment the game. On the stands, are representatives from the Liberi Nantes Football Club and the players and photographers of Shoot4Change.
The green-clad refugee team also welcomes Alfonso Molina, Scientific Director of the Fondazione Mondo Digitale, who before the kick-off recounts his story as a refugee. “We are all a continuum of memories and dreams, a trip on which some have a harder time than others, those who have lost their homeland, friends, family and language. They are those of us who travel life feathers in the wind because they lose control of their lives until they find a country and friends that welcome them.
The “I’m There” game ends with applause and hugs. The young guests of the Pietralata and Enea Reception Centres win the game six to four. The opposing team included students from various Roman schools: Itis E. Fermi, Liceo scientifico I. Newton, Liceo scientifico G.Peano and Itis H. Hertz.
For further information:
- Message from Minister Giorgia Meloni
- Shoot4Change Photo Gallery
- Fondazione Mondo Digitale Photo Gallery
- ICT for the Integration of immigrants and refugees
