E-CWIPD (Empowering Creative Women Initiatives and Programs for Development) is a project inspired and supported by JUMP, the 1st European forum for active women.
The E-CWIPD Africa project is made to equip African active women in their daily lives: private vs professional and has as a principal objective to create a solid women empowering network in Africa through a One-Week event.
A full day of the event is dedicated to sport and the benefits it can bring to communities, Cricket Without Boundaries were asked to demonstrate cricket and how we incorporate our HIV/AIDS messaging. Alongside cricket were similar sessions on volleyball and swimming.
We were hugely grateful that 16 women from the Rwanda u19s squad that has just returned from a competition in South Africa offered to demonstrate their considerable cricket skills. Our 2 hour session began with a very competitive 8 a side competition with the team captained by Veronique running out eventual winners after the captain herself launched 2 huge sixes in the final over.
The rest of the session featured more typical CWB style coaching with the women running different coaching stations and passing on their knowledge to the rest of the delegates.
3 comments
Jules says:
Mar 8, 2013
Awesome work guys, loving the IWD themed post! Hope you are enjoying Rwanda, give Eddy a big hug from me. As well as Andre, Eric, Don and Ange!!!! Have fun! x
CWB says:
Mar 8, 2013
No worries Jules, I have hugged them all today on your behalf except for Ange so will need to track him down. Will look in the tall grass tomorrow.
eric says:
Mar 21, 2013
good jules