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Increasing Inclusion Peer-to-Peer

Lizzy and Taylor are Special Olympics Youth Leaders and members of the Special Olympics Michigan Youth Activation Committee.

Conferences Promoting the Unified Generation

Gizem and Yalkin are Special Olympics Youth Leaders in Turkey. Through their Youth Innovation Project, Gizem and Yalkin will lead a three-day conference for youth from nine different cities in Turkey to share and learn together as part of the Unified movement.

Youth Training Youth

Njegos and Andela are Special Olympics Youth Leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina who understand that the youth can be a strong vehicle for change.

Unified Sport for Unified Life

Anniah and Malvin are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Zimbabwe who drew inspiration for their Youth innovation Project from their personal experiences of seeing individuals with intellectual disability excluded in their own community.

Breaking the Stigma and Developing Hand-in-Hand through Sport

Alisha and Pradeep are Special Olympics Youth Leaders who are going to make a social impact on the community with the assistance of Youth Leaders, trainers, project mentors, and members of Special Olympics Nepa.

Coding Their Way to Inclusion

Djenebou and Gnagne Daniel, are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Cote d’Ivoire and are excited to lead a Youth Innovation Project to organize a Special Olympics coding training in their country.

Going One Step Past Inclusion toward Unified

Special Olympics Youth Leaders Brightfield and Oteng aim to expand Unified programming in Botswana through their Youth Innovation Project by visiting inclusive schools and universities to “really teach them about Unified.”

Unified for the Long-Run: Inclusive Cross Country Running

The Unified Route will take the form of an inclusive cross-country running race.

A Day at the Beach leads to a Lifetime of Inclusion

Marie Claude and Samira are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Cote d’Ivoire who are excited to lead a Youth Innovation Project to organize inclusive recreational activities at the beach.

Social Media for Inclusion

Innocent and Tinotenda are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Zimbabwe who plan to raise awareness for Special Olympic programming in their community through the power of social media.
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Unifying High Schools

Olivia and Tyler are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from North Carolina who noticed a need for increased communication amongst the Special Olympics Unified student organizations in local schools.

Unified Art Fair to Create Skills and Inclusion

Wadzanai and Nyasha are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Zimbabwe who will be leading a Youth Innovation Project to start a Unified Art Fair in their community.

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