Africa
FanSided Spotlights Special Olympics Unified Sports with Refugees
FanSided spotlights Special Olympics Unified Sports with refugees.
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Special Olympics Gambia Making Headway in Africa
Over 5.5 million athletes with intellectual disabilities participate in Special Olympics programs around the world, and the number of nations with at least one Special Olympics chapter is constantly growing.
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Isaac’s Story: Athlete Advocate for the WHO QualityRights Initiative in Ghana
For many years, there have been human-rights violations—plus inadequate care and support—that deeply affected the lives of people with intellectual disabilities in Ghana.
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Portrait of a Health Leader: Meet Herith
Herith Suleiman deeply understands the needs of people with intellectual disabilities. Why? Because Herith himself has intellectual disabilities.
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Senegal Athletes Lead Workshops on Handwashing, Hygiene
This work is crucial, especially in the continuing fight to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Opportunity Created for South African Citizens with Intellectual Disabilities
South Africans with intellectual disabilities face challenges many of their counterparts in other nations do not.
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Unified Sports in Uganda with GIZ Sport for Development
Unified Sports® in Uganda's schools, clubs and federations gets boost from the GIZ Global Project “Inclusion of People with Disabilities”.
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Lindo Antonio Shares His Story with Namibia Economist in Honor of International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Lindo Antonio shared his story with Namibia Economist in honor of International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
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Athlete Leadership Leads to Employment in Kenya
Two videos highlight the Athlete Leadership programming work that Special Olympics offers.
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Confident and Ambitious: Meet Princess
Princess Ayin is a 26-year-old athlete, student and role model to all in Accra, Ghana. She describes herself as tough, passionate and ambitious.
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