In South-Eastern Nepal, a group of adolescent girls helped answer that question.

Over three years, girls known as the Cricket Changemakers worked as players, researchers, leaders and designers to explore a simple but powerful idea: could cricket help transform the social norms that limit girls’ opportunities?

Their answer was yes. This resource shares what we learned.

Why This Matters

In many communities, girls still face barriers to sport: restrictions on movement, expectations to stay at home, lack of confidence, and limited support from families and institutions.

These barriers are not just about cricket, they reflect deeper gender norms that shape education, health, leadership and life chances.

Cricket sits right in the middle of those norms.

Who gets to play.
Who gets to lead.
Who gets to be visible.

Change those patterns – and you begin to change much more than sport.

Visit the Cricket Changemakers site to download the full report.