MUSUBI Initiative partners with LFC Foundation to support Japanese youth

The British Embassy Tokyo's MUSUBI Initiative has partnered with the Liverpool FC Foundation's 'Leaders of Tomorrow' programme, supported by The Nippon Foundation, to expand youth sport and leadership activities in Japan. The programme uses football clinics, leadership development and community sessions to reach children and local communities.

The British Embassy Tokyo's MUSUBI Initiative has become a partner of the Liverpool FC Foundation's 'Leaders of Tomorrow' programme. The programme is delivered by the LFC Foundation with support from The Nippon Foundation. It combines sport and education through football clinics, leadership development and community engagement to support children, young people and local communities across Japan. MUSUBI, which means "to connect" in Japanese, brings together government, industry, academia and civil society to foster long-term people-to-people ties. Key facts: - The MUSUBI Initiative has partnered with the Liverpool FC Foundation on the 'Leaders of Tomorrow' programme. - The Nippon Foundation is supporting delivery of the programme in Japan. - Activities include football clinics, leadership development and community engagement sessions. - Organisers say the partnership will help expand the programme’s reach from Kawasaki City to other schools and communities across Japan. - The LFC Foundation reports it supported 145,617 people last season and has previously run programmes that reached more than 19,000 people outside the UK. Summary: The partnership links the MUSUBI Initiative with the LFC Foundation and The Nippon Foundation to strengthen youth sport and leadership work in Japan and to reinforce people-to-people ties between the UK and Japan. Organisers say the collaboration will amplify the 'Leaders of Tomorrow' programme and aims to expand activities beyond Kawasaki City to additional schools and communities across Japan.