Bat For A Chance (BFAC) has recently partnered-up with Energy and Virgin Atlantic Cargo as part of an exciting programme of kit donations scheduled for 2022 across the world. The second kit donation of 2022 has been overseen by the charity’s global ambassador, England women’s cricketing star Lydia Greenway.
Courtesy of sponsor Energy and the support of Virgin Atlantic Cargo, the charity has launched it’s first project in Pakistan in partnership with FemGames, a female empowerment initiative, originating in the UK and currently implementing an ambitious five-year plan to bring this ‘empowerment through sport’ initiative to a hundred girls’ schools across Pakistan. Using Cricket as a launchpad, FemGames hopes to eventually bring-in other sports, including football and tennis, using sport as a means to upskill the next generation of Pakistani women with valuable life skills, through quality sports and life coaching, to compliment the work of the schools in education. FemGames is the brain-child of Ebba Qureshi, a recently appointed Trustee of BFAC and the wife of former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood.
A donation of cricket equipment was transported to Lahore by Virgin Atlantic Cargo last week and delivered to Roshan Sitara Primary School.
Energy, a leading manufacturer of construction equipment, has sponsored the purchase of the kit to be donated to projects in Barbados, Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan, alongside equipment collected for BFAC by Lydia Greenway, the founder of the Female Cricket Store in Kent, England. Islamabad United have also supported the drop donating some merchandise fresh off the back of the Pakistan Super League.
Energy CEO Kevin Morris said “Energy are delighted to support this coming-together of companies and people looking to do something positive through sport. It’s a really exciting project to be involved with and all credit to Will Gaffney and his team for making it happen”.
Phil Wardlaw, managing director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo said: “We couldn’t be more thrilled to support Bat For A Chance with their second shipment of cricket equipment to Lahore. It is an honour to bring our expertise in transporting cargo to such a worthy project, and we’re grateful for the support of our freight forwarding partner, Woodland Group, in supporting this shipment.
“At Virgin Atlantic, our purpose is to empower everyone to take on the world and use our business as a force for good, through our communities, our people, and our partners. Partnering with Bat For A Chance means Virgin Atlantic Cargo can bring a real opportunity for children to participate in this wonderful sport and experience the joy of cricket, in both Pakistan and across the world.“
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