Dear readers,

Sport and development initiatives should be responsive to crises such as mental health and conflict. May marked Mental Health Awareness Month. While sport can be a way to tackle mental health problems, many elite athletes struggle with the pressure of sport. We profile six athletes that have broken the taboo . 

As the war rages on in Ukraine, we highlight the work on Street Culture to provide shelter and aid to those impacted. We also feature the launch of the Sport Together Fund by Beyond Sport to respond to such crises. 

How else should the future of sport and development look? As part of our campaign on Reshaping Sport and Development we launched a call for articles (in English, French, Spanish and Arabic) so send us your thoughts and please spread the word!

We also feature a new toolkit on mental wellbeing and coaching, a call for survey respondents on sport volunteering (in French), an article on the e-sport industry and the latest research from the Journal of Sport for Development. 

The sportanddev team