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Press Releases

Special Olympics Highlights its Powerful Work with Refugees to Mark World Refugee Day 2024

SOEE launches video highlight stories of refugees Ali and Sasha, whose lives have been transformed thanks to the Unified with Refugees Program
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Community Impact

Ali Embraces New Life with the Support of Special Olympics

Afghan refugee living in Spain shares how the ‘Unified with Refugees’ sports platform helped him integrate into his new community
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Sasha’s Journey of Hope Through Special Olympics

‘Unified with Refugees’ platform provides Ukrainian refugee with integration opportunities in Slovakia via sports
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Community Impact

Special Olympics Athletes and Refugees Team Up for Unified Football in Spain

Inclusivity took center stage in Seville, Spain on 25 April 2024, as Special Olympics Andalucía football players and refugees from the local Refugee Reception Center came together for an exhibition match.
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Iceland Enhances Inclusive Learning through Unified Sports

Ceremony in Reykjavík ratifies the European country's membership in the Special Olympics Global Leadership Coalition for Inclusion
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Community Impact

Global Coalition for Inclusion Signed in Ghana and Seychelles

Special Olympics Ghana hosted the first signing in the Special Olympics (SO) Africa Region of the Global Coalition for Inclusion with the Republic of Ghana on 27 November 2023.
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Community Impact

Dr. Carlos Chacón's Visionary Journey

Ecuadorian pioneer has brought improved eye health and vision care to Special Olympics athletes for over two decades thanks to support of Lions Clubs International Foundation
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Community Impact

Jamaica Reinforces Inclusive Education Through Sports

Caribbean nation ratifies commitment to Global Leadership Coalition for Inclusion at signing ceremony in Kingston
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Community Impact

MATP Breaks records in Malta!

In October, Special Olympics International’s Senior Manager of Motor Activity Training Program (MATP), Niamh Mourton, attended a groundbreaking MATP event in Malta.
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Special Olympics Shares Insights on Pursuing Health Equity at the 2023 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting

Special Olympics Missouri Athlete and Global Health Messenger Allen Tobin Talks About the Benefits of Healthy Athletes and Inclusive Health at the 2023 APHA Annual Meeting.
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