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Inclusive Youth Leadership

Bringing together Youth Leaders with and without intellectual disabilities as they bring the vision of an inclusive world to life in their schools and communities.
Special Olympics Youth Leaders Continue Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Legacy of Inclusion
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Special Olympics Youth Leaders Continue Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Legacy of Inclusion

Special Olympics is proud to announce the next cohort of 108 Youth Leaders for the Youth Innovation Project Initiative.
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Two men wearing face masks standing on the opposite sides of the Kazan mascot, Zylant the dragon.
In the News

Russia welcomes its first ever Special Olympics Athlete Leadership Council

Earlier this year, Special Olympics Russia convened its first-ever Athlete Leadership Council as part of the country’s pioneering Leadership Project involving athletes, coaches and families!
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International Youth Day 2021: Lead to Include
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International Youth Day 2021: SO Middle East/North Africa Youth Lead to Include

Special Olympics MENA youth are prioritizing the inclusion of persons with disabilities as a critical need of the hour.
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A teal and gold graphic from social media with the Global Center for Inclusion in Education branding. Within the graphic is a collage of photos of students, in Special Olympics jerseys, standing outside at an outdoor winter event.
Community Impact

Inspiring Communities: How Teacher Ramona Spreads Inclusion in Romania

Special education teacher Ramona works with Special Olympics Romania to provide opportunity for her students with and without disabilities.
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A young adult woman and two elementary school aged boys, all with big smiles, hug each other on an indoor sports field.
Community Impact

Meet Farah: A Youth Leader Determined to Help Others Unlearn Hatred

Cairo student Farah, whose sister Hana has intellectual disability, aims to spread inclusion at her university and within her community through Special Olympics Unified activities.
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World Youth Skills Day
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World Youth Skills Day

On World Youth Skills Day, Special Olympics is proud to announce the sixth cycle of Youth Innovation Projects.
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A screenshot of the title page of the Faces of Inclusion storybook, which reads “Faces of Inclusion,” and includes the Special Olympics and Stavros Niarchos Foundation’s logos. It features nine different pictures of Special Olympics participants. Everyone is smiling. Many wear Special Olympics jerseys, and some give thumbs up or peace signs.
Community Impact

Faces of Inclusion: Stories of Impact from Play Unified: Learn Unified

Read the stories of just a few of the athletes, peer partners, Youth Leaders, coaches, teachers, parents and organizational partners around the globe leading the charge for inclusion through Play Unified: Learn Unified.
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Six people standing behind three women seated, all wearing masks. On the wall in the background, a seal between two flags.
Europe Eurasia

Montenegro Unified Club receives Champions of Solidarity Award

Special Olympics Montenegro’s innovative Unified Club Naša škola Ekonomska was awarded the Champion of Solidarity Award by the Municipality of Nikšić on 8 March 2021.
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Two Youth Leaders face each other, one sitting on the ground in sit-up position and one standing up. The youth on the ground is handing a medicine ball to his partner as a part of a workout.
Community Impact

Youth Leaders from Egypt Strengthen Bond Through Unified Fitness Challenge

In February 2021, Youth Leaders in Egypt planned and participated in the country's first ever Unified Fitness Challenge.
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Students talking via a Zoom conversation.
Community Impact

Nickelodeon and NFHS join the Special Olympics Unified Classroom

Learn to Lead with the #UnifiedGeneration
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