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Our work aims to empower young people, educators, coaches, and families as leaders for inclusion, starting in their local schools and communities around the world.
Athletes

Khadija Zen Al Abdeen from Mauritania, the First Female Athlete ever to be sent to Compete outside Her Home Country

By Noah Gaballah, April 17, 2018
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The twenty-three-year-old joined Special Olympics Mauritania in 2006 and competed in table tennis at the 2018 MENA Regional Games in Abu Dhabi.
Athletes

Jamie Foxx Learned ‘How to Live’ from Sister, a Special Olympics Athlete

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DeOndra Dixon, long time Special Olympics athlete, inspires everyone she meets, especially her Oscar-winning brother, Jamie Foxx.
Community Impact

Special Olympics Belgium takes action for improved health services

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Special Olympics Belgium recently organised a high-level Health Summit calling for immediate action to improve health services for all people with intellectual disabilities (ID) in Belgium.
In the News

Spread the Word: Inclusion

By Soeren Palumbo, February 21, 2019
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We founded Spread the Word to End the Word in 2009 with an audacious belief, a plain observation, an urgent goal, and an ambitious plan.
Community Impact

Opening Eyes in Kenya

A small group of 6 Special Olympics representatives including two Sargent Shriver International Global Messengers standing together.
Special Olympics Kenya and Lions Sight First Eye Hospital Honored with Golisano Award
In the News

Young Athletes in Moldova: Celebrating success and sharing experiences

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The Young Athletes programme in Moldova is going from strength to strength.
Latin America

Baloncesto con causa

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La Federación Nacional de Baloncesto de Honduras junto a Olimpiadas Especiales de Honduras, unen esfuerzos en pro del deporte adaptado, iniciando colaboraciones para fomentar actividades de la mano de las iniciativas de “Basketball for Good Honduras y Elige Incluir”.
Community Impact

A Mother’s Gratitude for Unified Schools

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This has been a breakthrough year for my son Ali. Until four years old, no school accepted him into any programs. They would say that he was not social, that he would not get along with other children, and that he did not perform well in their school setting. Ali never wanted to go to school, he hated it.
In the News

Special Olympics Stands for Inclusion

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In response to protests across the U.S. supporting social justice for African Americans
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