Harald Schmied

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Harald Schmied (* 13. May 1968 , † 14. October 2018 ) was head of the Department of Communication & Fundraising of Caritas Styria , was in 2003 with the Steiermark Human Rights Award of the State excellent and was with Mel Young founder of the Homeless World Cup .
He was married, had two sons and lived in Graz .

Life

Growing up in Feistritz near Knittelfeld as the son of long-time mayor and elementary school director Heinz Schmied, Harald Schmied was editor-in-chief of the street newspaper for many years - from 1998 to 2004 - after schooling at the BG and BRG Knittelfeld and at the Shakopee Senior High School in Minnesota and studying in Graz Megaphone . In this role, together with Mel Young, at a conference in Cape Town, he developed the idea for an international soccer tournament with teams made up of homeless people . This tournament - the later Homeless World Cup - became European Capital of Culture as part of Graz First implemented in 2003 as the Homeless Street Soccer World Cup in the city center of Graz.

Awards & prizes

In March 2004 Harald Schmied was awarded the Human Rights Prize of the State of Styria by Governor Waltraud Klasnic for his achievements . In the same year he left the megaphone and devoted himself exclusively to the further development of the Homeless World Cup for over two years . On August 26, 2005, he and co-founder Mel Young received the UEFA Charity Check from Ronaldinho , a prize worth 1 million Swiss francs .

In March 2017, Harald Schmied received the Golden Merit of the Republic of Austria for co-founding and co-organizing the Homeless World Cup for many years. Harald Schmied was also awarded the Graz Human Rights Prize together with Gilbert Prilasnig in December 2017 for his social commitment .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mourning the inventor of the Homeless World Cup. krone.at, October 15, 2018, accessed on October 15, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Interview: Here are my roots . In: Die Zeitung, edition 6/2001 (available in the Styrian State Archives )
  3. ↑ One year in the USA with Rotary . In: Murtaler Zeitung of September 21, 1985 (available in the Styrian State Archives)
  4. ↑ Homelessworldcup. Retrieved October 15, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Dieter Rupnik: Commitment to people with special needs. kommunikation.steiermark.at, April 17, 2004, accessed on October 15, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Homeless World Cup receives UEFA Charity Check. farenet.org, accessed October 15, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Golden Merit to "Alaba of Communication" Harald Peter Schmied. caritas-steiermark.at, March 10, 2017, accessed on October 15, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Michaela Krainz: symbolic figures awarded. Human rights award ceremony 2017 in Graz town hall. graz.at, December 13, 2017, accessed October 15, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Blacksmith, Harald
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian editor-in-chief Megaphon (street newspaper), winner of the Human Rights Prize of the State of Styria
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1968
DATE OF DEATH October 14, 2018