Cricket for Good

International Cricket Council

Summary

Cricket for Good is the ICC’s global community outreach programme, aimed at leveraging the vast power and reach of cricket to transform the lives of children and families worldwide. The project, in partnership with UNICEF, works to tackle the issues facing children around the world. It is helping children have better food, water, health and education, as well as protecting children from abuse and empowering children and young people with life skills.

Target group(s)

• Children (3-12)

Purposes

• Social Inclusion

Type(s) of initiative

• Non-Competitive Sport for All
• Sport for Development and Peace

The aim of the project is to leverage the vast power and reach of cricket to transform the lives of children and families worldwide.

1. The project goes further beyond the aim of making children active – using the power of cricket to raise awareness. It helps children to have better food, water, health and education, as well as protetc.ing children from abuse and empowering children and young people with life skills.
2. It is an example of an exemplary project with UNICEF – UNICEF promotes and showcases its strong partnership with ICC.

Venue

• Sport Clubs, Public spaces (parks, beaches, etc.), Other venues (workplace, home, etc.)

Maximum of participants

• no limit defined

Actual number of participants

• no information

Staff

• 0 (entirely volunteer)

Equipment and Facilities

• Cricket equipment

• ICC Cricket for Good Page
• UNICEF Partners in Sport