COVID-19 and Sport-for-Development

Chapter 26 examines the impact of COVID-19 on sport-for-development (SFD) in Kenya. The chapter argues that, like many sport organisations around the world, community sport-for-development agencies and organisations halted most in-person activities in the early part of 2020. This resulted in many programs, such as the Highway of Hope (HOH) program in Kenya, being paused. Whilst this national shutdown had a negative impact on those involved in the SFD program, it provided the HOH organisation with the opportunity to review its operations and take time to place extra focus on the program’s longer-term sustainability.