Africa Region
Special Olympics has more than 30 accredited programs in Africa addressing the needs of people with intellectual disabilities in the areas of sports, health and education. Special Olympics is also working to address the correlation between disability and poverty, a key issue for the continent.
Stories from Africa
Moeti Clement Sethunya takes a well-rounded approached to coaching football (soccer) and floor hockey at Special Olympics South Africa using it as a building block to athlete employment.
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Banele is a South Africa athlete and athlete leader who built on his basketball and athletics skills to become a coach. Then, he became decided to share his training techniques with others in his community.
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A series of video interviews between youth leaders in Africa Region and their personal heroes showcase the best of inclusion across society, from the sports field to the classroom, the work place and even the performance stage.
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Africa Contact Information
Africa Programs
- Bénin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cape Verde
- Chad
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Republic of the Congo Brazzaville
- Rwanda
- Sénégal
- Seychelles
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
The Special Olympics Africa Resources page is a self-service area where you can get tools, files and information that pertain to Africa region.