FabLittleBag and Freda Health to provide environmentally friendly products to cricket clubs across Wales
CRICKET Wales have launched a project to get sanitary products into cricket clubs after seeing a massive increase of female participation in the sport.
From 2013 to 2021, Cricket Wales have seen a 650% increase of female participants in the sport across the country.
“With the spectacular growth we have seen in female participation, and the growing proportion of women taking up main club committee roles in Wales, it is now timely and right to extend our thinking to the needs of female players off the field, as well as on it,” said Leshia Hawkins, CEO of Cricket Wales.
For many women and young girls, periods have often been a barrier to participation in sport, Ms Hawkins stated.
“I think it is a brilliant decision, probably well overdue but at least it is happening,” said Lucy Rees of Briton Ferry Steel Cricket Club.
In order to run this project, Cricket Wales have formed a partnership with FabLittleBag and Freda Health who are two businesses dedicated to environmentally friendly sanitary care.
This is to provide these products to all female toilet cubicles, across the 100 cricket clubs in Wales with female players.
Affi Parvizi-Wayne, Founder of Freda Health said: “The clubs will get Freda eco period pads and organic tampons and FabLittleBag have specially designed disposal bags and dispensers.
“Individual players and members can even get a period kit which contains enough products for away days.”
The project is already in motion and Freda Health have said that deliveries can be fulfilled within 24 hours.
For clubs across Wales with women’s teams, this is a positive step in the right direction to break down barriers of female participation in cricket.
“Projects like this are so important for women and girls in sport, there still seems to be a stigma around women playing ‘men’s’ sport and hopefully this will put an end to that,” said Ms Rees.
“This will make them feel like they fit in, no matter their age and ability and will hopefully encourage more women to get into cricket as it shows this sport is for everyone.”
