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Fighting Together Inclusively Against COVID-19

Luis and Mario are brothers and Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Paraguay who will lead a Youth Innovation Project to create a campaign on personal responsibility that will support Special Olympics health programming.

Walk and Roll

Lilie and Emilia are Youth Leaders from Colorado who will lead a Youth Innovation Project to promote advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities by organizing and implementing Walk and Roll, an inclusion parade and scavenger hunt.

Let’s Move Forward Together!

Melanie Tatiana and Edwin Fabian are siblings and Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Paraguay who will lead a Youth innovation Project to expand Unified Sports programs and Unified Schools in Paraguay.

The Unified Exchange

Julia and Eden are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from North Carolina who will lead a Youth Innovation Project by partnering with a mentor school from a different region of North Carolina to support with transition into a Special Olympics Unified Champion School.

Virtual Workshops: A Learning Journey to Inclusion

Juan José and Jair as Special Olympics youth Leaders from Mexico who will lead a Youth Innovation Project that will bring together Special Olympics Youth Leaders with and without intellectual disabilities through a digital platform.

The Movement Club: Connecting for Friendship, Fitness, and Fun

Emily and Stephanie are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Connecticut who will lead a Youth Innovation Project that connects participants with and without intellectual disabilities using technology.

Sharing Our Story to Inspire Unified Leadership in Schools

Miguel Uriel and Yaritza Elizabeth are siblings and Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Mexico who will lead a Youth Innovation Project where they will share their experience as Special Olympics participants with students across their community.

Moving to Inclusion: Youth Fitness Camps and Workshops

Emilia and Kamile are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Lithuania who will lead a Youth Innovation Project to expand Special Olympics Unified Sports programs in their communities.

Crafting a Legacy of Kindness

Ella and Beth are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Connecticut who will lead a Youth Innovation Project to create a kindness mural at their school as a permanent legacy that represents connections of kindness between students with and without intellectual disabilities.

Inspiring Movements to Inclusion: Unified Rhythmic Gymnastics in Finland

Saga and Kiia are Special Olympics Youth Leaders and siblings who will lead a Youth Innovation Project to implement a year-round Unified rhythmic gymnastics program in Finland.

Reaching the Sky

Anastasios and Kostas are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Hellas who participated in the 2018 Global Youth Leadership Forum in Baku, Azerbaijan, and the 2019 Global Youth Leadership Summit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Uniting to Grow Our Unified Generation

Yasmeen and Farah are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Egypt who attended the Lead to Include Middle East North Africa Regional Youth Summit held in conjunction with the 2020 Special Olympics Pan-African Games in Cairo, Egypt.

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