Listen in as our founder Rio Ferdinand and youth ambassador Poppy share their stories and ask for your help to change more young lives.

The Rio Ferdinand Foundation and Warner Music have extended their partnership for a further nine months in 2022. The news follows a successful three-month pilot programme to engage young people in skills-based programmes linked to the music industry in London and Manchester.

Rio Ferdinand Foundation is delighted to announce the Youth In Action: Positive Futures Programme will continue into 2022, as its partnership with UEFA Foundation goes from strength to strength.

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The Rio Ferdinand Foundation and The Gym Group’s new programme, Find Your Future, launched today. This new community focused programme will see The Gym Group partner with the Rio Ferdinand Foundation to inspire the next generation and their future careers.

The Rio Ferdinand Foundation is building upon its existing programme of work in Oldham and has joined forces with Oldham Enterprise Trust and Oldham Opportunity Area once more to give young people from eight local schools the opportunity to gain career knowledge and guidance from a host of successful local businesses.

The Gym Group and Rio Ferdinand Foundation are really pleased to announce a brand new and exciting partnership!

LONDON – 1 October 2021: Warner Music UK (WMUK) today announced details of a partnership with The Rio Ferdinand Foundation and Music Against Racism which will raise awareness of racism and inequality in the UK.

The Youth In Action programme is a collaboration between the Rio Ferdinand Foundation and the UEFA Foundation to train and support young people to take a lead in tackling inequality and racism in their own communities in Northern Ireland and Ireland.

Rio Ferdinand Foundation has teamed up with professional Chef Lajina Masala to deliver a virtual cooking masterclass to families in Oldham as part of the United Against Racism programme.

Two Ballina based coaches with the Rio Ferdinand Foundation have returned to Northern Ireland to deliver a week long cross community training programme that brought together young people from different communities and traditions in the North, and across the border, to build new skills and enhance community cohesion on the Island of Ireland.

BT’s Hope United and the UEFA Foundation for Children kicked off a match at Crusaders FC Seaview grounds today on the eve of the Super Cup to raise awareness about the devastating impact of online hate in sport and among young people.