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Access & Equity Community Legacy
WORLD U18

Summary of Relevant Initiatives
Summary of Relevant Initiatives

• Identify and Remove Barriers to Access. President Uhuru Kenyatta waived the cost of entry to welcome all • Local Economic Impact Study. Study was conducted by the Ministry of Tourism. 5.1
individuals, an act of inclusivity that was well-received by locals as evidenced by a crowded stadium during
the Friday and Saturday competitions. LOC provided and planned for a meal and the transportation of • Promote Local Businesses. Working with the local tourism department, an informal policy was adopted to
approximately 5,000 youth who otherwise likely would not have had the means to witness the event. 4.2 promote local business. 5.2

• Teach Healthy Training Skills. The IAAF and local partners including University of Tsukuba Department of • Invest in a Community Legacy Project. Please see pages 2-3 for a description of this initiative. 5.4-5.6
Health and Sport Sciences, Kenyatta University, the Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation and the United Nations
Office in Nairobi staged activities for approximately 400 children on the playing fields at Kenyatta University
in conjunction with the WU18s events. Children from nine primary schools from Nairobi and further afield
were brought to participate, including schools from the Nairobi slums of Mathare, Korogocho and Kibera,
Kenyatta University Primary School, Machakos School for the Deaf and Technical Institute for the Blind. 4.4-
4.6
• An article and video produced by IAAF highlighting the activities can be accessed digitally here

Recommendations for Continual Improvement

• Access and Equity Policy. Develop an access and equity policy that includes a method by which potential
visitors can make requests for needed accommodations and be responded to in a timely manner. Even
when the accommodation cannot be fulfilled, the act of receiving and responding to requests indicates
a desire to include everyone. 4.1 Members of IAAF & LOC plant trees in the new ‘Global Forest’ at Moi International Sports Complex, July 2017.
Photo courtesy LOC.

Recommendations for Continual Improvement

• Partner with a nonprofit to increase awareness of their mission. Organizers should provide visitors
with the opportunity to learn about the mission of local nonprofits, and where possible engage with
the organization itself. 5.4

Examples of ways to engage with nonprofits include:
• Free booth space on site or near the event

• Access to public service announcements and/or commentary; nonprofit can provide talking points
and working with the communications/media coordinator to integrate them

• Include nonprofit mission in the event press kit

• Create a role within the LOC with the authority to activate on legacy projects specifically. 5.6

• One objective of the legacy project had been to transport students from neighboring counties to
the event after engaging them with the tree planting project, using attendance at the event as a
celebration of their work. This did not come to fruition due to lack of both time and capacity on
the part of LOC members, who were busy with other logistical priorities of producing the event.

• The Ministry of Education took responsibility for transporting students to and from the events,
The IAAF and the Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences at University of Tsukuba joined forces with Kenyatta University, the Tegla Loroupe Peace with supervisors for long distance travel, but the logistics could have been planned farther in
Foundation and the United Nations Office in Nairobi to stage a day of activities for some 400 children on the playing fields at Kenyatta University.
July 2017. Photo courtesy IAAF advance of the event to minimize safety concerns and expense.

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