In response to restrictions on organized sports participation imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Sagana and Jarvis will organize safe, interactive school and community-based sports activities that include messaging about inclusion with environmental conservation projects.

Sagana and Javis hope that partnering young people with and without intellectual disabilities in Unified Sports activities and increasing environmental conservation awareness will grow a culture of inclusion that blossoms year-round in Kenya.

Over six months, Sagana and Javis will recruit hundreds of Special Olympics Youth Leaders through Unified Sports programming. Participants will engage in a Unified marathon that will run through the community, where the public will be able to learn more about the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities. Alongside the marathon, project participants will host a tree planting activity in the community, where they will learn about preservation of protected nature in Kilili County, Kenya. Sagana and Javis’ program will empower their community to connect through the power of sport and nature, while preserving the beauty and sustainability of their community. Sagana and Jarvis want to inspire new Special Olympics Youth Leaders to join the Unified Generation as they host activities that bring community members together across Kenya.