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Spreading Inclusion in School in Slovakia

Linda is a Special Olympics Youth Leader from Slovakia and a participant of the 2019 Global Youth Leadership Summit in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Youth Leaders: Unified Sports and Inclusion

Ilitay and Perizat are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Kyrgyz Republic and participated at the 2015 Global Youth Leadership Summit in Los Angeles, USA and the 2019 Global Youth Leadership Summit in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Youth Leadership 2.0 – Let’s Keep on Growing

Luca is a Special Olympics Youth Leader from Germany who has already led two successful Youth Innovation Projects and will now lead a third.

The Power of Unified Sports

Mija and Erikas are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Lithuania who attended the 2020 Special Olympics Europe Eurasia Regional Youth Leadership Summit and are now leading a Youth Innovation Project aimed at raising awareness for Special Olympics programming and the power of inclusion in Lithuania.

Unified Sports During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ilitai and Perizat are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Kyrgyz Republic who attended the 2015 Global Youth Leadership Summit in Los Angeles, USA, the 2017 Global Youth Summit in Graz, Austria, and the 2019 Global Youth Leadership Summit in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Online Sport Nutrition and Engagement in Kazakhstan

Anna and Tomiris are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Kazakhstan who attended the 2018 Global Youth Leadership Forum in Baku, Azerbaijan and are leading a Youth Innovation Project aimed at connecting athletes to online resources to keep up with their physical health from home.

Unified Smart Labs in Italy

Margherita and Desiree are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Italy who are leading a Youth Innovation Project aimed at creating an online space for inclusive collaboration and fun.

Creating an Online Communication Interface

Bence and Dávid are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Hungary who attended the 2019 Special Olympics Hungary Youth Leadership Summit and have worked together since meeting there.

In Touch and In Shape During COVID-19

Aggellos and Apostolis are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Hellas (Greece) who are leading a Youth Innovation Project aimed at keeping athletes with and without disabilities engaged in sports during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Friends Working to Build the Unified Generation

Yee Ling and Lam Shing Yiu are friends and Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Hong Kong leading a project to create a “buddy club” to bring students with and without intellectual disabilities together in their school.

Growing the Plan to Include

Sara and Ina are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Albania leading a Youth Innovation Project to launch the second phase of "Plan to Include,” a project to expand inclusive programming at Unified Schools in Albania.

A Week of Unity in Serbia

Pavle and Stefan are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Serbia who participated in the 2019 Global Youth Leadership Summit.

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