Engagement

“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.”

Athletes, siblings, and youth leaders held the first-ever joined Regional Youth Leadership Summit and Athlete Congress in Johannesburg - the first summit held in the Africa Region since 2019.

Special Olympics has launched their second annual “Faces of Inclusion” book highlighting individuals impacted by the organization’s Unified Schools programming, which is a school offering Special Olympics Unified Sports.

Two storybooks feature 16 stories of people with and without intellectual disabilities around the world, documenting inclusion in sports and education.

Annual Collaboration Kicks off on Hasbro’s 10th Annual Global Day of Joy on December 7th

A National Youth Leadership Summit in India motivates youth of all abilities to be leaders in their communities.

A Special Olympics Brazil event at the Olympic Park highlights the leaders for inclusion in Rio de Janeiro.

A Special Olympics Kenya athlete shares his journey with Special Olympics and why he's so passionate about improving the lives of people of all abilities in his community.

The partnership allows The Daily Mile and Special Olympics to collaborate to offer trainings and share resources that promote physical activity, social and emotional learning, and health promotion year-round.

A high-school student at a Unified School in Senegal shares the impact Special Olympics programming has made on her cousin with Down syndrome.