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Liverpool FC Foundation have launched a global partnership with Right To Play to help vulnerable children around the world.

The multi-year collaboration will begin with joint programmes in Anfield and Thailand before expanding into other countries.

Right To Play is a global organisation that protects, educates and empowers children and young people through sport.

Matt Parish, director of Liverpool FC Foundation, said: “As the club’s official charity, our key objectives are focused around improving the lives of children in our home of Liverpool, but also beyond through the power of sport and play.

“This is why joining together with Right To Play is the perfect partnership for us so that we can take our unique range of programmes to even more deserving children around the world.

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“It is a charity that shares our values and passion for creating life changing opportunities for young people and we’re incredibly excited to get started and see what we can achieve together.”

There will be a focus on improving the quality of education for children around the world, helping them to stay in school, resist exploitation and abuse, to prevent disease and live safer and healthier lives.

In Thailand, projects will focus on working with the most vulnerable children living in urban Bangkok to develop critical life-skills, including leadership, self-confidence, communication and resilience.

The programmes will also build and rehabilitate play spaces to ensure there are safe, accessible areas for young people.

At home in Liverpool, the project will build upon the LFC Foundation’s existing Open Goals programme in Anfield, which provides free multi-sport sessions in local parks.

The partnership with Right To Play will enable Open Goals to be delivered in more areas of need across the city and potentially elsewhere in the UK.

Kevin Frey, CEO of Right To Play, said: “Right To Play and Liverpool FC Foundation share the same goal - to ensure that every child is protected, educated and empowered to overcome adversity and flourish.

“We are inspired by this partnership, which brings together two organisations that understand the power of sport and play to transform the lives of children living in contexts where it is hardest to be a child. We look forward to joining forces with Liverpool FC Foundation to give every child the chance to rise and thrive.”