Leveraging Organizational Change in Attaining Sustainable Development Goals During the Pandemic in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria

The United Nations (UN) has cautioned that only immediate action can prevent a lost decade of development for many countries due to COVID-19 impacting the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals agenda. The pandemic crisis calls for organizational change informed by adaptive leadership skills around decision-making, innovative strategies, teamwork, and systemic change. This descriptive analysis study identifies shifts in organizational change pursued by Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO) during the pandemic, including virtual collaboration and adaptive leadership. Specifically, this study focuses on the Scientific Animations Without Borders Responsive Adaptive Participatory Information Dissemination Program (SAWBO RAPID), a Scientific Animation Without Borders (SAWBO) project. Additionally, this study examines how some sustainable development goals and their targets during the SAWBO RAPID project were achieved. Lastly, chapter shares best practices identified during the project.