This document summarizes the work of a Rotaract Club in Italy focused on helping street children. It discusses the club's long-term commitment to providing Christmas gifts and building relationships with street children. It also describes the club's blog about the issue that has almost 7,000 followers and presentations given to Rotary Clubs. Finally, it outlines the various scientific publications, media coverage, endorsements from religious and government leaders, and future plans to form a Rotary Community Corps to continue helping street children in Italy.

1. HOW ABOUT ITALY?
• Our Rotaract Club passionate about street children
• Long-term commitment
• Christmas gifts for the children
• Building relationships

2. AWARENESS AGAIN
• Project blog:
www.bambinidistrada.wordpress.co
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• Created in September 2011
• Almost 7,000 followers
• Visits and presentations for single
Rotary Clubs
• The Second Street Children Forum
in January 2013 at La LUMSA
University of Rome

3. SCIENTIFIC
PRODUCTION
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1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Number of publications by year

4. Research location
26%
20%
8%
8%
2%
9%
27%
Research location by continent
Africa
Asia
Central America
Europe
North America
South America
Unspecified

5. WHATEVER YOU DO…
• Valeria Galletti’s graduate student
writes a thesis on Shadow
Children
• Roberto takes a stand against
sexual tourism
• Marzia takes a stand against child
abuse
• Laura del Terra gets in touch with
the Slow Food
• Laura Carlodalatri decides to write
an article

6. MEDIA COVERAGE
• Italian public national television channel TG2
• LUMSA News
• The Vatican Radio
• Newspapers and magazines:
L’Avvenire, Rotary, Good News Agency, Voce del
Rotary

7. SIGNS OF
ENCOURAGEMENT
• Letter from Cardinal Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, to
the President of Rotary International John Kenny
• A medal from the President of the Italian
Republic, Giorgio Napolitano

8. PEACE THROUH
SERVICE
• Letter from the 2012-2013 President of Rotary International
Sakuji Tanaka
• Working with different religious structures: Catholic, Protestant
and Muslim
• Less children in the shadow means less crime and thus more
peace
• Awareness makes a difference

9. RCC IS YET TO COME
• Rotary Community Corps Centenario for Shadow People
Coordinated by Marzia Giua
Thanks to our DG Silvio Piccioni
• «Slavery no more»
• Salvation Army
• Psychotherapists from ERMES Studio
• Pro bono lawyers