The World Athletics (WA) formerly IAAF Kids' Athletics Programme is one of the largest grassroots development programmes in the world of sports. The WA Kids' Athletics aims to ensure a steady and sustainable policy of development of the sport of Athletics.

The aim of which is to introduce children to Athletics at a basic level by encouraging children of primary-school age to become active especially in this era of internet and video games.

The objectives of the Kids' Athletics Programme (KAP) are to make Athletics the number one participation sport in schools, to educate kids into sport in general and athletics in particular and thus promote a balanced and healthy lifestyle, and to attract and sustain the potential sporting stars of tomorrow.

The National Association of Athletics Administrations (NAAA) is one of the many member Federations that has implemented this programme with the assistance of the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC).

The KAP coupled with the Right on Track Programme (ROT) forms stages 1-3 of the Athletic Development Pathway (ADP) and covers the "FUNdamental and Learn to Train Stages of the best practice of Long Term Athlete Development.