International Cricket Council launches global partnership with UNICEF to empower women & girls

DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) and UNICEF have launched a global partnership to empower women and girls and promote inclusion and gender equality through cricket.

An ICC statement said the initiatives to drive greater gender equity along with advocacy campaigns involving some of the world's best players will form the basis of the partnership, which aims to mobilise the "power of cricket to drive positive social change".

UNICEF and ICC will also launch 'Criiio 4 Good', a cricket for development curriculum giving girls and boys the opportunity to have a fun first experience of the game whilst learning gender-based life-skills essential for gender equity.

The Criiio 4 Good programme will be an eight-week lesson plan on the fundamentals of batting, bowling and fielding. Each lesson plan has a life-skill module attached to teach participants core life skills that will promote greater gender equity. These skills include leadership, problem-solving, self-esteem, negotiation, empathy, decision-making, teamwork and goal setting.

The ICC will also use its global platform to drive greater awareness of the importance of empowering women and girls and gender equity, giving some of the world's best players the opportunity to get involved in driving greater social change. IANS

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