Jakarta, May 4 -- Social Affairs Deputy Minister Agus Priyono stated that the Garuda Baru team's departure to the Street Child World Cup (SCWC) in Mexico proves that children from vulnerable groups have great potential when they receive guidance.

"Garuda Baru has proven that when they are reached out to, assisted, nurtured, and given opportunities, they are able to demonstrate their potential and achieve accomplishments," Priyono said in a statement during the send-off ceremony for the contingent here on Monday.

The contingent consists of fostered children, including street children, child workers, and children from underprivileged families in deciles 1-2 or the lowest groups of the National Socio-Economic Single Data (DTSEN).

They hav...