Middle East North Africa

Special Olympics Middle East & North Africa is one of the Special Olympics’ global seven regions. Comprising of 22 Arab states, along with Iran, SOMENA has been exerting throughout the past ten years, the region managed to increase the scores of its athletes from 20 thousand in 2001 up to 150 thousand in 2010.

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Special Olympics MENA Regional Games

My Daughter ... My Teacher

In the 24th of September EKS Day was celebrated around the region

SOMENA Results in the World Summer Games Athens 2011.

Spotlight on MENA

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Celebration of Silver Jubilee in Jordan

In celebration of its Silver Jubilee, SO Jordan held its 11th national games Four hundred athletes representing 34 sports centers competed in 4 sports. LEARN MORE ››

Table Tennis Festival in Baghdad

At the Youth Sports Club, SO Iraq held the annual Table Tennis Festival, which included a training course in table tennis for coaches and trainers of different ages. SEE MORE ››

New Board & First Meeting

The first meeting of the first Central Specialized Federation for Intellectual Disabilities was concluded in Egypt recently. LEARN MORE ››

MENA RESOURCES

Resources for Athletes, Coaches and Leaders

The Strategic Plan outlines our global strategic priorities. The document describes the recent history of Special Olympics, outlines our organizational values, sets organizational goals.
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Special Olympics in Middle East-North Africa

Special Olympics MENA
35 Gezirat El-Arab St.,
Mohandiseen
Giza 12411, Egypt
Tel: +20 (2) 3345-5510/2
Fax: +20 (20) 3345-5514
E-mail: info@somena.org

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A World Without Differences

Imagine a world where people actively encouraged and included other people no matter their skin color, personal preferences, or their mental or physical abilities. Wouldn’t our society be a better place?read more »

Posted on 2012-01-19 by Rebecca

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