Cat Lanigan

Cat Lanigan is a Global Youth Engagement Intern for Special Olympics International, covering Unified Schools and Sports around the globe. She is a former NCAA Division III student-athlete and Unified preschooler.

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A group of six wearing matching lime green jerseys smiles, holding a sign with their school’s name, and a football jersey. They are in a large gymnasium filled with people.

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Special Olympics Brazil Partners with Rio de Janeiro Ministry of Education

Unified physical education classes aid policy efforts to serve as catalyst for truly inclusive schools in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

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One woman and two men, masked and dressed professionally, hold a banner with the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and Special Olympics logos on it.

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Inclusion Revolution Breakthrough Led by Special Olympics Morocco

The Play Unified: Learn Unified project in Morocco is driving inclusive education policy.

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Two Youth Leaders face each other, one sitting on the ground in sit-up position and one standing up. The youth on the ground is handing a medicine ball to his partner as a part of a workout.

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Youth Leaders from Egypt Strengthen Bond Through Unified Fitness Challenge

In February 2021, Youth Leaders in Egypt planned and participated in the country's first ever Unified Fitness Challenge.

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Professor Pedro Balbuena stands with four teenage Unified Athletes and partners holding drums at a school in Guerrero, Mexico.

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Play Unified : Learn Unified Expands to Two New States in Mexico

Thanks to virtual opportunities and support from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, two unique new regions in Mexico will join the movement of Unified Sports and Unified Schools.

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The flyer for the competition’s Zoom celebration, featuring four youth participants writing their stories.

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“Inclusion with All Its Letters:” Unified Storytelling in Chile

High schoolers participating in the Play Unified : Learn Unified project in Chile took on a new type of competition this winter: storytelling.

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