Engagement

Special Olympics Ethiopia will host Africa Region’s largest annual gathering—the Special Olympics Africa Leadership Conference with official carrier Ethiopian Airlines

A Special Olympics St. Kitts and Nevis Athlete Leader brings together students of all abilities through Unified football.

The 2023 – 2025 class of Special Olympics U.S. Youth Ambassadors were announced after a three-week application process.

A Special Olympics China Athlete Leader shares his personal growth story with Special Olympics

accessiBe delegation members attend their first Special Olympics World Games as volunteers.

Dive into the stories of three Special Olympics siblings who live to break the barriers to inclusion.

A National Youth Leadership Summit in Rwanda inspires students and local partners to promote Unified Champion Schools in their communities.

Special Olympics looks back at the last World Games and a meaningful partnership that established new programs and bolstered education initiatives.

Special Olympics Chief of Global Youth and Education Jacqueline Jodl explains why Special Olympics is challenging governments to dedicate 3% of their education budgets to help educate students with intellectual disabilities.

“Unified Champion Schools are not the only path to social inclusion. But the model is tested, effective and ready to use. For the global community, always ready to talk but often slow to act, they are a way to finally get serious about a commitment to justice.”