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Fit and Empowered

Isaiah and Oluwatobiloba are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Nigeria who will lead a Youth Innovation Project to educate young people with and without intellectual disabilities about health and fitness topics to improve their quality of life.
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Unified Winter Formal

Abigail and Jacob are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Utah who have created friendships and experienced joy through Special Olympics.

Leadership, Fitness, and Malaria Campaign in Senegal

Maty Diop and Seynabou Guèye are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Senegal who are leading a Youth Innovation Project and Sibling Leadership Project aimed at increasing awareness and education on various topics such as advocacy, health, and fitness.

Engaging Scouts in Special Olympics to Harness an Inclusive Society

Gaelle and Juliana are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Mauritius who will lead a Youth Innovation Project that will partner Special Olympics with the Mauritius Scouts Association to encourage their personal development to take a constructive and self-reliant place in society.

Singing Inclusion in Venezuela

Jose Antonio [KH1] [LU2] and Maria Daniela are Special Olympics Youth Leaders who are leading a Youth Innovation Project aimed at ensuring that inclusion is achieved through art and sports.

#YoEllijoIncluir (#IChooseTo Include)

Lorenza and Matias are siblings and Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Paraguay who are leading a Youth Innovation Project aimed at raising awareness about intellectual disabilities in their community.

Using Football and Nutrition to Unite and Build Compassion in Venezuela

Marco and Giancarlo are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Venezuela who participated in the 2019 Special Olympics Latin America Family and Sibling Workshop.

A New Generation in Nicaragua

Marbelly and Sergio are siblings and Special Olympics Youth Leaders who are leading a Youth Innovation Project aimed at engaging new sibling pairs and youth with and without intellectual disabilities to be a part of the Unified Generation in their schools, jobs, and communities through sports and friendship.

Taking the Stage Celebrate Inclusion

Fatou and Anna Mariam are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from the Gambia who participated in the 2019 Special Olympics Africa Lead to Include Regional Youth Leadership Summit.

Unifying Sibling Support in Kenya

Jackline and Kevin are siblings and Special Olympics Youth Leader from Kenya who are leading a Youth Innovation Project aimed at spreading awareness about Special Olympics and widening the support network of Youth Leaders in their area.

Sibling Engagement Training in Eswatini

Nontsikelelo is a sibling and Special Olympics Youth Leader from Eswatini who is leading a Youth Innovation Project aimed at increasing participation in Special Olympics and raising awareness about intellectual disabilities.

Let’s Talk About it, El Salvador!

Wendy and Samuel are siblings and Special Olympics Youth Leaders from El Salvador.

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