Two intrepid members of the Liverpool FC Foundation will soon be departing for India to send out a very important message to young girls in the city of Mumbai.
Rebecca Hughes and Jade Adekoya will be spreading the word about the Goals 4 Girls project which is an initiative aimed at raising awareness about important social issues, and increasing female participation in football and other sports.
Departing on November 8th, the team will be working with other members of the Liverpool FC Foundation to help improve the lives of the local girls in Mumbai.
LFC Foundation coach Rebecca Hughes said: "Jade and I have been involved in the Goals 4 Girls project from the beginning, it has been about two years now. We are really excited and looking forward to the trip, because it is a very important initiative.
"We have a number of important messages specifically aimed at girls and young women. We want to share and learn from them about important social issues like bullying, drug abuse and image consciousness, and we tell our own stories to give it a personal touch."
Jade Adekoya added: "We will also be doing disability awareness in India which involves blind football and deaf football. We will also be coached in netball by Standard Chartered coaches."
Rishi Jain, Social Inclusion Officer for Liverpool FC, will be joining the girls on their trip and is expecting the Reds to have a big impact in India.
He said: "We are going to link the Goals 4 Girls project with the Standard Chartered Goal program in India.
"It is absolutely brilliant for Liverpool FC to be involved in this, and we are all really looking forward to this trip. The support we get as a department from Standard Chartered is fantastic.
"It's great to be able to go to India and work with girls from different backgrounds and it's going to be a real privilege for everyone involved."
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