Advocacy/Community Engagement
Sibling Conversations in Argentina
Gabriel
Rodrigo
Region
Latin America
Program
Argentina
Project Year
2020
Gabriel and Rodrigo are brothers and Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Argentina who are leading a Youth Innovation Project aiming to facilitate conversations between youth with and without intellectual disabilities about advocacy, inclusion, and leadership.
Over the course of 9 months, Gabriel and Rodrigo hope to engage 50 youth and share their short film with 500 people. Gabriel and Rodrigo plan to engage and deepen their communities understanding of issues of inclusion and quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities in order to promote autonomy and empower voices to speak up on these topics. By creating a safe space to educate youth on Unified Inclusive Leadership and facilitate conversations about disability awareness, Gabriel and Rodrigo are empowering the Unified Generation to advocate for inclusion in all areas of their lives.