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Building the Teams

Dennis and Maria are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from El Salvador leading a Youth Innovation Project to expand inclusion at their school and engage new youth leaders through a Unified football league.

Building a Sibling Network

Kelvin is a Special Olympics Youth Leader from Tanzania who will lead a Youth Innovation Project to hold sibling seminars for siblings of Special Olympics athletes in his community.

Swimming Toward Inclusion

Alfonso and Sandra are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from El Salvador leading a Youth Innovation Project to develop Unified swimming competitions amongst general education and Special Education schools.

Inclusive Camping in Chinese Taipei

Sih-Ting and Jie are youth leaders working in Chinese Taipei to help expand programming at current Unified Schools.

Establishing the Young Athletes Program

Louis and Anne-Marie are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Germany and members of the Special Olympics Europe\ Eurasia Youth Leadership Council.

Spreading Special Olympics Across Botswana

Oteng and Nonofo are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Botswana and participants of the 2019 Global Youth Leadership Summit in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Introducing Handball as a Unified Sport in Eswatini

Andiswa is a Special Olympics Youth Leader from Eswatini who will lead a Youth Innovation Project with the aim of expanding Unified Sports programs in his community through handball.

Learn and Play Unified Sports in Malawi

Iven and Christopher are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Malawi who will lead a Youth Innovation Project to set up Unified and Unified Champion Schools in the Mwanza District.

Inclusion on Campus in Namibia

Susan and Munooua are Special Olympics Youth Leaders and advocates for inclusion from Namibia. Inspired by their own involvement in Special Olympics, they will lead a Youth Innovation Project that educates university students, parents/guardians and the community at large about intellectual disabilities.

Advocating for inclusion through Unified Sports in communities and schools

Kevin and Dawson are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Uganda who were inspired by their own positive experiences with Unified Sports to lead a Youth Innovation Project expanding inclusive sports programs.

Strengthening Bonds for Families and Unified Pairs

Joselyn and Sofia are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Panama who participated in the 2019 Special Olympics Latin America Family and Sibling Workshop.

Harnessing Teachers and Administrators to Create More Inclusive Schools

Olivia is a Special Olympics Youth Leader from Chile who participated in the 2019 Special Olympics Latin America Family and Sibling Workshop.

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