Partners
Banking on Inclusion with Bank of America
For Bank of America, inclusion in the workplace starts with actively recruiting a diverse workforce.
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Free Fitness Prosthetic Leg for Special Olympics Amputee Tennis Player from St. Kitts and Nevis
The Special Olympics Tennis gold medalist Dionte Foster, from St. Kitts and Nevis tried out his new prosthetic leg for the first time in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Welcome to the team! Cafu joins Special Olympics as Global Ambassador
Legendary Brazilian footballer Marcos Evangelista de Morais—known as Cafu—has today signed up as a Special Olympics Global Ambassador.
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Special Olympics Global Youth Leadership Forum to Help Advance Inclusive World
Young people with and without intellectual disabilities from 45 countries will join leaders at the Special Olympics Global Youth Leadership Forum in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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2018 Global Youth Leadership Forum in Baku
In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Special Olympics, the 2018 Global Youth Leadership Forum comes to Baku, Azerbaijan from 24 to 28 September.
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2017 Golisano Global Health Leadership Award Honoree: Universidad Cientifica del Sur (FCS)
Universidad Cientifica del Sur – Escuela de Estomatología (FCS) is one of seven honorees of the 2017 Golisano Global Health Leadership Award. The university works in partnership with Special Olympics Peru.
Michelle Obama and Jamaal Charles join Special Olympics athletes at 2015 World Games Opening Ceremony
In 2015, 6,500 athletes that represented 165 countries gathered in Los Angeles for the Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics World Games.
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WWE’s Big Show teams up with Special Olympics
Special Olympics International announced today that WWE Superstar, Big Show, will be the newest Special Olympics Global Ambassador.
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation and Special Olympics agreed a landmark collaboration in 2018 based on a shared vision to build global social inclusion. The partnership will support Special Olympics’ mission to forge stronger youth engagement worldwide and to transform educational systems through inclusive sport.
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