NewsLFC Foundation and Right to Play launch project to support more than 650,000 children in Ghana

Delivered in partnership with Ghana's Ministry of Education and other key education stakeholders, the project will reach children aged four and five across eight regions of the West African country.

Over the next three years, the project will strengthen kindergarten education systems and provide high-quality training, coaching and mentoring for more than 14,500 teachers.

Ghana becomes the third country where LFC Foundation and Right to Play are currently running impactful programmes, alongside Tanzania and Ethiopia.

Play-based learning is fundamental to early childhood education, helping children build literacy, numeracy and social skills during the most important years of their development.

Matt Parish, chief executive of LFC Foundation, said: "Every child deserves the opportunity to learn, grow and reach their full potential.

"Through partnering with Right To Play we are investing in children during these crucial early years to help create stronger foundations for lifelong learning and future success."

Gillian McMahon, executive director at Right To Play UK, added: "We are incredibly proud to be working with our partners LFC Foundation on this ambitious and impactful project in Ghana.

"The early years are critical to a child's development and play-based learning is one of the most effective ways to help children build the literacy, numeracy, social and emotional skills they need to thrive.

"Together, we are supporting the Government of Ghana's vision for quality kindergarten education, while helping ensure that hundreds of thousands of children have the opportunity to learn in safe, inclusive and engaging environments."

LFC Foundation and Right to Play have worked together in partnership since 2019, delivering transformative projects across Thailand, Senegal, Tanzania and Ethiopia, helping thousands of children overcome barriers, stay in school and develop essential life skills through sport and play.

Throughout the 2024-25 season, LFC Foundation supported 145,617 people, with a further 19,000 people outside the UK benefitting from an LFC Foundation programme, in Ethiopia, Japan, the Republic of Ireland, Tanzania and USA.