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Graphic includes Inclusion Revolution Radio logo and a photo of Mack Hollins smiling with text that reads “Season #5 Episode 02 Mack Hollins Special Olympics Champion Ambassador.”
Community Impact

Special Olympics Champion Ambassador Mack Hollins Joins the Inclusion Revolution Radio Podcast

Inclusion Revolution Radio host Novie Craven welcomed Special Olympics Champion Ambassador Mack Hollins to the podcast for this week’s episode.
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Community Impact

Inclusion Revolution Radio and AccessiBe Welcomes Special Olympics Athlete, Regan Hofley

Inclusion Revolution Radio podcast host, Novie Craven, and co-host, Josh Basile, from accessiBe have teamed up to release a podcast mini-series highlighting the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023.
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Camp Shriver Counselor, Mary Hammerbacher Manner and her twin sister, Ann.
Community Impact

Camp Shriver Counselor, Mary Hammerbacher Manner, Guest Stars on Inclusion Revolution Radio

Host Novie Craven, spoke with Mary Hammerbacher Manner, counselor at Camp Shriver in the mid 1960s.
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Community Impact

Inclusion Revolution Radio Welcomes Jennifer Hansen and Dr. Mercy Ng’eno of Special Olympics Young Athletes

Jennifer Hansen has worked for Special Olympics for over 10 years in multiple roles and now works as the Senior Manager of Young Athletes. Dr. Mercy Ng’eno is a consultant for Special Olympics and a pediatric cardiologist.
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Female basketball players playing a game.
In the News

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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Logos of Special Olympics UAE and Expo 2020 appear side-by-side on a large screen. Representatives of both partners are seated on the stage, in front to the screen.
In the News

Special Olympics UAE and Expo 2020 Dubai Sign MoU to Promote Athletic Participation of People of Determination

Local program of SO MENA, Special Olympics UAE, signed a new MOU to promote the athletic abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.
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Press Releases

SHAPE America and Special Olympics Partner to Impact School Communities Through Unified Physical Education

For more than 50 years, SHAPE America—Society of Health and Physical Educators and Special Olympics have joined forces to provide inclusive physical education (PE) programs nationwide.
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In the News

Special Olympics & Badminton World Federation Launch Initiative to Best Prepare Badminton Athletes Competing at World Games Berlin 2023

Special Olympics and Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Games Training Pledge initiative launched aimed at preparing badminton athletes to compete at World Games Berlin 2023.
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Image reads on right "SO MENA Champion of Inclusion", on left image of Dr. Bizri wearing blue clinic scrubs smiling at the camera appears on bright yellow background.
Community Impact

Celebrating Champion of Inclusion – Dr. Mohammad Haseeb Al-Bizri

Special Olympics MENA recognizes and celebrates champions of inclusion.
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The photo is a collage of various plants pictures shared by participants of a virtual workshop organized by Special Olympics Oman on gardening. It includes text such as "Special Olympics Oman", "Inclusive Gardening", "Virtual Workshop".
Middle East/North Africa

Reflecting on the Creative Ways SO MENA Programs Connect Virtually: Highlighting Special Olympics Oman

Recently, Special Olympics Oman connected through a virtual gardening session.
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