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European Fair Play Movement cooperation signed in Slovakia
On 13 April 2018, leaders from the European Fair Play Movement (EFPM) joined Special Olympics Europe-Eurasia (SOEE) Leadership Council and Sports Committee at the official Slovak Olympic Team Training Center x-bionic in Samorin, Slovakia to sign an Memorandum of Understanding that helps to promote the strengthening of fair play, tolerance, peace and inclusion through and within sport.
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Special Olympics and Kerry Group launch two-year partnership
Special Olympics is delighted to announce a new two-year partnership with Kerry Group which will focus on athlete leadership, fundraising and volunteering in Ireland, Great Britain, Netherlands and Poland.
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Special Olympics Croatia partners with Croatian Sports Journalists Association
Special Olympics Croatia is delighted to announce that it has signed a partnership agreement with the Croatian Sports Journalists Association.
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Special Olympics Estonia Looks to the Future
David Evangelista of Special Olympics Europe Eurasia met Prime Minister Jüri Ratas to discuss Special Olympics Estonia’s development.
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Special Olympics Chairman Paid a Visit Down Under
Dr. Timothy Shriver engaged in successful high-level talks with ministers representing Health, Sport, Disability and Education.
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Special Olympics Ireland Welcomes New Director of Sport
Special Olympics Ireland has welcomed a new Director of Sport to its family! Karen Coventry succeeds Frances Kavanagh who retired from the position recently after over 25 years of loyal service. Frances was one of the founding members of Special Olympics Ireland in 1978 and, rather fittingly, the baton was handed over from Frances to Karen on International Women's Day earlier this month!
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Special Olympics Hosts U.N. Officials During 2018 MENA Regional Games
Officials saw how initiatives like the Games can support efforts to protect the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities.
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Delegates Made Case for Critical Funding on Capitol Hill
Special Olympics athletes, program leaders, unified partners, and family members converged on Capitol Hill on February 13.
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On the Margins: Committing to Actions
When Eunice Kennedy Shriver hosted the first ever summer camp for people with intellectual disabilities in her backyard, it would have been hard to imagine that 50 years down the line, Special Olympics would be taking the lead to discuss an urgent issue in today’s society, the marginalisation of those already on the margins, namely, refugees with intellectual disabilities.
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2018 Special Olympics Middle-East / North Africa 9th Regional Games
The 2018 Special Olympics Middle-East / North Africa (MENA) 9th Regional Games is the region's largest multi-sports event for athletes with intellectual disabilities of 2018.
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European Basketball Week 2017
2017 marks the 14th edition of one of Europe’s biggest basketball events, which aims to deliver unity through sport.
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UNICEF and Special Olympics in Kosovo Joined Forces
The December 2017 meeting brought together UNICEF officials, Special Olympics Kosovo staff, teachers, families, coaches and children.
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