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Cameroon

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Special Olympics Cameroon provides empowerment, acceptance and joy. But for every Special Olympics athlete, there are many people with intellectual disabilities we haven’t reached yet.
Tributes

A Letter from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

Her work with Special Olympics has brought joy, meaning and fulfillment to millions of people around the world.
Tributes

A Letter from Robert Y. H. Shi and Yan Lan

She was an extraordinary woman who inspired us all.

Malvin Tafadzwa Mukombe

Malvin Tafadzwa Mukombe - Global Youth Leadershp Council - Africa
Special Olympics Africa
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Comoros

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Special Olympics Comoros provides empowerment, acceptance and joy. But for every Special Olympics athlete, there are many people with intellectual disabilities we haven’t reached yet.

It’s at the local level—right here—where interested volunteers meet the athletes. That’s where the perceptions start to change and where the miracle of transformation takes place.

Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Those activities give them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship.
Inclusive Leadership

Unified Leadership

Unified Leadership helps individuals and organizations foster true inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
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East Asia Region

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Special Olympics works closely with its six accredited programs in East Asia to offer summer and winter sports for more than 1.2 million athletes with intellectual disabilities. East Asia has also hosted two World Games competitions: the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai, China, and the 2013 World Winter Games in PyeongChang, Korea.
Leadership Development

Unified Leadership

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Building from sport, Unified Leadership teaches leaders of all abilities to value and learn from each other, and create environments where people with ID succeed in meaningful roles.
Community Impact

ICCE Coaches Day

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Special Olympics joins the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) on Coaches Day 2020 to celebrate Special Olympics coaches worldwide.

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Our resources are designed to support students, educators, coaches, families, and more in becoming leaders for inclusion in their communities.
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