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Special Olympics UAE, Special Olympics Kuwait Sign Mou in Preparation for World Winter Games Kazan 2022

Special Olympics UAE, Special Olympics Kuwait Sign MoU in preparation for World Winter Games Kazan 2023.
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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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International Youth Day 2021: Lead to Include
Community Impact

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 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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A boy falls over a football on an outdoor field while 5 boys run towards him, 2 from his team and 3 from the other team. Everyone wears Special Olympics jerseys. There are palm trees lining the field.
Community Impact

Promoting Friendship and Understanding: The Story of Loau, a Peer Partner

During the pandemic, Special Olympics Chile coordinated with Chile's National Ministry of Education to create a virtual physical education curriculum for students of all abilities.
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A group of seven people, wearing face masks and bundled up for the cold, stand together in a park. There are six young men and women, and one adult.
Community Impact

Bonding through Walk and Talks: The Story of Morocco

Special Olympics Morocco is meshing inclusion efforts with Moroccan culture through weekly "Walk and Talks" with athletes and Unified partners.
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Two athletes in red hugging.

Lead to Include Summit 2020 Highlights

The three-day 2020 Special Olympics MENA Regional Youth Leadership Summit brought together youth with and without intellectual disabilities from 8 Special Olympics programs, watch the highlights here.
One woman and two men, masked and dressed professionally, hold a banner with the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and Special Olympics logos on it.
Community Impact

Inclusion Revolution Breakthrough Led by Special Olympics Morocco

The Play Unified: Learn Unified project in Morocco is driving inclusive education policy.
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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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International Youth Day 2021: Lead to Include
Videos

International Youth Day 2021: Lead to Include

Special Olympics Middle East / North Africa (MENA) youth are prioritizing the inclusion of persons with disabilities as a critical need of the hour. In response to a video prompt led by Special Olympics MENA, youth from Special Olympics (SO) Bahrain, SO Lebanon, SO Egypt and SO Morocco share powerful messages about the need for young people to lead to include. Youth leaders, advocates of inclusion of persons with disabilities, unified partners, and mentors also shared about their experience with Special Olympics MENA and how inclusion empowers everyone to succeed.Read the Full Article
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