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A Race Toward Inclusion

Marla and Gaviria are Special Olympics Youth Leaders and their group Jaime Rook 16 is always ready to serve.
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Growing the Unified Generation in Schools

Marie and Victor are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Senegal who plan to grow Special Olympics programming and bring Unified Sports to more schools in their country.
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Youth Cooking Up Inclusion

Special Olympics brings athletes with and without ID together through sport, but one pair of Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Zimbabwe asks, “beyond Special Olympic sport, what is next?” Isaac and Munyaradzi answer that question through their shared love for cooking.
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Sport and Awareness for Inclusion

Coumba and Mariama are Special Olympics Youth Leaders in Senegal who are passionate about serving other young people in their local community and empowering them to create inclusive environments for all people to thrive.
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Changing Minds about People with Disabilities

Abdou and Moussa are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Senegal who are committed to changing minds on intellectual disabilities in their community.
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Educating the Future of the Unified Generation

Marissa is a Special Olympics Youth Leader in Hawaii who saw an opportunity to connect with younger individuals at a nearby elementary school.
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Holding the Key to Change

Omphemetse is a Special Olympics Youth Leader from South Africa who is looking forward to “introducing a new Special Olympics South Africa sport aimed specifically at encouraging female participation” for her Youth Innovation Project.
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A Unified Week

Masura, Siti, and Ahmad are Special Olympics Youth Leaders in Brunei Darussalam leading a project they call ‘Mission Inclusion 673.’ Masura, Siti, and Ahmad hope to create more opportunities for inclusion by proposing a Unified School in Brunei Darussalam.
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Changing Service through a Leadership Summit

Morgan and Norraine are Special Olympics Youth Leaders in American Samoa who have teamed up with local National Honor Societies and Special Education programs to create a program that will serve students throughout their school and community.
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Growing Unified Sports

Ulemu and Charity are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Malawi who are setting out to increase Unified Sports in schools across their country.
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A Unified Field Day Encouraging Inclusion

Grace and Heidi are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Forest Grove, Oregon.
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Accept Me as I Am: The Song of the Unified Generation

Marie and Danielle are Special Olympics Youth Leaders in Cote d’Ivoire with plans to work together to develop a song of acceptance in their country.
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