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Community Impact

Creating Special Olympics Unified Schools in Kenya

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The Kenyan government estimates that over 3 million people of its population have a disability which exemplifies the need for Special Olympics Unified Schools.
Athletes

Adonis Walks 30km to Attend Special Olympics Training!

Four young men preparing to race down a track.
Adonis Lutumba Nyemba was born in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 27 April 1996. Adonis was a healthy child until the age of three....
In the News

The Inaugural Washington D.C. Sharkfest Swim Safely Dives into the Unknown

Special Olympics athletes and volunteers huddle together after athletes are awarded medals for their efforts.
Safety. A word often stressed in order to ensure the well-being of a given individual. A word often recognized as a goal for individuals to attain in their attempts to protect those they care for from hazardous situations.
Community Impact

Special Olympics and UNICEF Celebrate Fathers in Bulgaria!

Two women, one girl and two men stand in front of a Special Olympics banner in a garden setting. The man is holding a red microphone.
Every day of the year, fathers support, encourage and comfort us both on and off the pitch. That’s why Special Olympics and UNICEF Bulgaria joined forces recently to celebrate and reflect on the special role that fathers play.
Community Impact

Students of Warren High School Celebrated for Their Unified Efforts

School representatives and unified teams standing by a national unified champion school banner.
Warren High school in Downey, California was recognized on February 12th as a Special Olympics Unified Champion School by meeting 10 standards of excellence that fall in four pillars: Special Olympics Unified Sports, Inclusive Youth Leadership, Whole School Engagement, and Program Sustainability.
In the News

A special role for ‘Play Unified. Learn Unified.’ at SNFestival

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Special Olympics athletes were honoured to play an important role in the recent Summer Nostos Festival (SNFestival)—a multifaceted international arts, sports and education festival organised every June by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation in Athens, Greece.
Press Releases

MLS WORKS and ESPN’s 6th Annual Special Olympics Unified Sports® All-Star Soccer Match

Unified Sport Football (America Soccer) teams on the pitch for a group photo.
Unified Partners to compete in East vs. West All-Star match at ESPN Wide World of Sports as part of MLS All-Star week festivities.
Community Impact

Max Visits Special Olympics Southern California

Max Cerver and Greg Kozlowski in an office. Greg is pointing at something off camera.
Teen Wolf star Max Carver visits Special Olympics athletes and employees in Southern California headquarters Long Beach, California.
In the News

Golisano Foundation support helps expand health programming in Kenya

By Mercy Mbone, August 15, 2019
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Ann Costello, Executive Director of the Foundation Visits Kenya for the first time and meets with athletes and teachers
In the News

Sidelined and Stigmatized: How Special Olympics Kenya is helping parents of children with intellectual disabilities

By Mercy Mbone, August 20, 2019
Zadock Mavinda, a 16-year old, sits in his house during the Golisano Foundation's visit.
"Among one hundred women, only one woman will accept to take care of a child that is not hers and has intellectual disabilities..."
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