Africa
Khadija Zen Al Abdeen from Mauritania, the First Female Athlete ever to be sent to Compete outside Her Home Country
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.
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Special Olympics Awakened Her Love for Midwifery
Nompendulo Ntshangase is a Nursing Student from Southern African Nazarene University and a volunteer at Special Olympics Swaziland.
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Expanding Early Childhood Development for Kenyans With Intellectual Disabilities
Community activities can encourage acceptance when stigma is broken down by positive parenting education and family support networks.
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Boitumelo Pule Learned an Important Health Lesson
Learn what this South African athlete, who was a part of the Special Olympics South Africa SO Fit training, found out.
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Africa Leadership Academy 2017 in Lusaka, Zambia
The academy, with representatives from 20 African countries, took place September 2017 at the Olympic Youth Development Centre.
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My 50th Anniversary T-Shirt and a Prayer on the Plane
The positive response to our movement is proof we're on the right path.
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First Lady of Zambia Becomes 50th Anniversary Champion for Africa!
We’re proud to announce that Her Excellency Esther Lungu, First Lady of the Republic of Zambia, has accepted the role of 50th Anniversary Ambassador for the Africa Region.
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Abel Chanda Is an Example to Us All
Even though he is paralyzed from the waste down, he doesn't let that stop him. Learn what he did to wow his fellow students.
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A Very Special Eunice Kennedy Shriver Day in Malawi
The message of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Special Olympics has a very special place in one of Africa’s smallest countries.
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Zimbabwe Athlete Nominated for 2017 RASA Awards
Munyaradzi Musariri was ecstatic to hear that he had made the top 3 of the Regional Annual Sports Awards held in South Africa.
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