Cricket Without Boundaries – Volunteer Opportunities 2023

Cricket Without Boundaries Press Release

Do you want to join Cricket Without Boundaries as we engage young people to bring out their voice to develop themselves and their community?

Cricket Without Boundaries (CWB) delivers cricket development alongside health and social messages in sub-Saharan African countries, the Middle East, Nepal and the UK. Working with national cricket associations, social development and sports organisations, we believe cricket can be used for community change. We work on the principle that sport – particularly cricket – should be inclusive and accessible for all.

We have used our sport for development coaching model to increase HIV/AIDS education and awareness, promote gender equality, and to support refugees. We are looking to expand our reach to see where new conversations need to take place, to use cricket to inspire young people to strengthen their communities through shared dialogue, teamwork and cooperation.

To date over 500,000 young people across Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Cameroon, Lebanon, Jordan, South Africa, Botswana and Nepal have benefited from our programs. We are incredibly proud of the hard work put in by the CWB Ambassadors, our cricket for development coaches based in-country, who sustain the programs for the young people in their communities.

CWB is recruiting volunteers for projects in Kenya, Rwanda, Nepal and Uganda for Spring and Autumn 2023. Our projects last for up to two weeks and each team consists of 6-8 volunteers. In-country each team links up with the CWB Ambassador coaches, cricket/sport associations and local health organisations to target regions where the community will benefit from sports for development coaching.

We welcome volunteers with a wide range of experiences, including health and education specialists, individuals with community development experience, as well as sports coaches and enthusiasts. A positive attitude, passion for working with others and willingness to make a difference are essential.

TESTIMONIES

‘Following our work with CWB in Jordan, Right to Play is considered to be the first organisation in the country, which uses cricket as a learning tool through our different projects. It allows students from different cultures, host community and refugees, to play together. This has helped to increase creativity, interaction and social cohesion.’

Han’a Al Khalidi, Project Officer, Right to Play