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Global Youth Leadership Forum

Creating Special Olympics Unified Schools in Kenya

The Kenyan government estimates that over 3 million people of its population have a disability which exemplifies the need for Special Olympics Unified Schools.
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Youth leaders organise first Unified Lacrosse event in Estonia

Youth leaders have worked with Special Olympics Estonia and the Estonian Lacrosse Federation to organise the country's first Youth Unified Lacrosse event!
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Special Olympics Announces Second Round of Youth Innovation Grants

142 youth leaders with and without intellectual disabilities are the recipients of a second round of Special Olympics Youth Innovation grants, resulting in 84 Youth Innovation Projects.
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Choose to Include: An End to Discrimination

Peter Kanzunguze Jr. describes his experience of the Global Youth Leadership Forum and how it has empowered him to advocate for an inclusive society!
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Legendary footballer Cafu becomes Special Olympics Global Ambassador

Special Olympics welcomed its latest Global Ambassador, legendary Brazilian footballer Cafu, to the movement during the Global Youth Leadership Forum in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Volleyball, Gymnastics and Football at the Global Youth Leadership Forum

An overview of sports at the Global Youth Leadership Forum in Baku, featuring Special Olympics Board Members, Nadia Comaneci and Bart Conner and Global Ambassador, Vladimir Grbic.

Welcome to the Global Youth Leadership Forum in Baku

An introduction to the Special Olympics Global Youth Leadership Forum in Baku covering the first day and Opening Ceremony.
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Welcome to the team! Cafu joins Special Olympics as Global Ambassador

Legendary Brazilian footballer Marcos Evangelista de Morais—known as Cafu—has today signed up as a Special Olympics Global Ambassador.
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'Engage the youth and you engage the world'—athlete leaders are paving a way forward for Special Olympics

During the Special Olympics Global Youth Leadership Forum in Baku an important role will be played by the athlete leaders of the movement.
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Lighting the flame of inclusive attitudes—the core commitment on day one of the Global Youth Leadership Forum

"We are here not because we haven’t made progress, but because we haven’t made enough."
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