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Youth Innovation Project Search

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Planting Trees and Planting Friendships

Marilyn and Jonathan are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from El Salvador who will lead a Youth Innovation Project to protect the environment and to promote social inclusion by inviting young people with and without intellectual disabilities and their families to plant trees together.

Opening Doors to Inclusion: Youth Leadership Training

Hyun Ji and Jun Hyung are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Korea who will lead a Youth Innovation Project to create a network of young people with intellectual disabilities through sports activities.

Empowering Youth Leaders across Turkmenistan

Allanur and Anna are Special Olympics Youth Leaders who will lead a Youth Innovation Project to spread the power of inclusion by training new Youth Leaders in all areas of Turkmenistan.

Unified Ping Pong Brings Unified Fun

Sok In and Chak Kuan are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Macau who participated in Unified table tennis at the 2019 Abu Dhabi World Games in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Sok In and Chak Kuan will utilize their knowledge, skills, and passion for table tennis and bring programming to Unified Schools across Macau.

Campus Festival in Nippon

Nana and Kyoka are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Nippon (Japan) who will lead a Youth Innovation Project creating a campus festival that will introduce elementary school children and their families to the Special Olympics community.

Unified Sports: Creating Our Future Together

Jae-Hyung and Yung-Ho are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Korea who are members of the Special Olympics Korea National Athlete Input Council and participated in the 2021 Special Olympics Korea Athlete Leadership Program.

Youth Activation Committee in North Carolina

Haley is a Special Olympics Youth Leader from North Carolina who will lead a Youth Innovation Project to form a Youth Activation Committee (YAC) among Unified Champion Schools in her county.

Unified Sports: Planting the Seeds of Inclusion

Sagana and Javis are siblings and Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Kenya who will lead a Youth Innovation Project to promote and expand Special Olympics Unified Sports programming in their communities.

Spreading Inclusion in Hawaii

Aurora is a Special Olympics Youth Leader from Hawaii who will lead a Youth Innovation Project to organize a team that will travel to schools around Oahu and Kauai promoting Unified Sports and inclusion through sharing their own experiences, doing leadership activities and demonstrating some Unified Sports.

Leadership and Athletic Development

Jacob Wilhelmus is a Special Olympics Youth Leader from South Africa who will lead a Youth Innovation Project to expand Unified Sports programs to a new school in Johannesburg to promote inclusion, teamwork, and trust between youth with and without intellectual disabilities.