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Looking for inspiration? Our Youth Leaders have designed and completed over 580 projects around the world, involving everything from sports to advocacy to art. Explore the project profiles to see how young people are transforming the world to be more inclusive, one community at a time.

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Empowering Leadership Abilities

Empowering Leadership Abilities united students from mainstream and special schools in Pakistan to develop athlete leaders, expand inclusive school programs, and promote lasting change through Unified Leadership.
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Little Superheroes

Little Superheroes used play-based early interventions to empower young athletes in Pakistan and shift mindsets among youth volunteers through joyful, inclusive engagement.
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Inclusion Beyond Sports

Inclusion Beyond Sports empowered youth in India to lead advocacy and inclusion initiatives in schools and communities through leadership training, Unified Clubs, and a vibrant multi-school carnival.
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Let’s Connect Saathi

Let’s Connect Saathi created inclusive school communities in India by using Unified Sports to foster friendships, shift perceptions, and empower a new generation of youth leaders.
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Playing Together

Playing Together created new Unified Sports classes, built awareness in schools, and empowered youth in Madagascar to lead inclusive sports and challenge social stigma.
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Sibling and Family Engagement

Sibling and Family Engagement was a youth-led project in Namibia that launched new youth programming and leadership development through a summit held alongside the National Games, expanding inclusion to new regions.
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Friendship Field Day

Friendship Field Day was a student-led event in Florida that brought together middle schoolers with and without disabilities to play, learn, and build friendships through inclusive sports and celebration.
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United Stars Talent Show

United Stars Talent Show was a student-led inclusive event that brought together an entire school community to celebrate the talents of students with and without intellectual disabilities through a joyful and empowering performance.
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Gameday: Cooking for Inclusion

Gameday: Cooking for Inclusion was a student-led project at FAMU that used shared meals and celebration to build inclusive relationships between Special Olympics athletes and university students.
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FSU Special Olympics Handbook

FSU Special Olympics Handbook is a student-led project that created a sustainable, accessible guide to support club leadership and strengthen the foundation of inclusive programming at Florida State University.
Youth Innovation Projects

Unified Sports in Middle School

Unified Sports in Middle School was a student-led project in Michigan that used basketball and school assemblies to promote inclusion and build bridges between middle and high school communities.
Youth Innovation Projects

West Seattle High School

West Seattle High School is a student-led project in Washington that fosters inclusion by engaging younger students in Unified values and promoting Special Olympics across feeder schools.
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