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Partnership

Special Olympics Opens Empowering Photo Exhibition in Brussels with Support from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation

The exhibition and its launch event highlight triumphs of athletes with intellectual disabilities and the power of the Special Olympics-SNF global partnership in fostering a more inclusive world.
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Special Olympics International and Education Cannot Wait Join Forces to Advance Inclusion through Sports and Physical Education in Emergency and Protracted Crisis Settings

Groundbreaking partnership aims to address barriers faced by children with intellectual disabilities in some of the most challenging crises worldwide.
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Celebrating Inclusive Health Across the MENA Region

Leadership from Special Olympics International and the Golisano Foundation spent the week of November 4th in the MENA Region witnessing the impact of local health programs in action!
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Special Olympics European Football Conference 2024: Building an Inclusive Football Community

From 20 to 21 November, the 16th Special Olympics Europe and Eurasia (SOEE) Football Conference took place in Brdo, Slovenia, bringing together 42 representatives from 26 countries.
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Martim's Football Journey with Special Olympics and Sporting Clube de Portugal

Martim Maia is a Special Olympics Portugal athlete whose life changed when he discovered his love of football. Discover Martim's journey and the perspectives of those around him in this feature video, supported by UEFA.

Special Olympics & UEFA: a Partnership in a League of its Own

We look back on a fantastic year of football cooperation and celebration and reflect on the powerful partnership between Special Olympics and UEFA.
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Special Olympics Co-Hosts World Health Summit Session on Health Equity for Persons with Disabilities

Special Olympics joined a consortium of global health leaders to highlight the topic of disability inclusion in health and advocate for the needs of persons with disabilities.
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Special Olympics and OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation Extend Partnership to Empower Athletes with Inclusive Eye Care Services

Special Olympics and the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation have announced the extension of their impactful partnership for an additional three years between 2024 and 2026 at a ceremony in New York in September 2024.
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UPS and Special Olympics: Pure Shared Joy

The Special Olympics National Games 2024 in Belgium were supported by a team of enthusiastic UPS employees, known as UPSers.
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Special Olympics and FIBA Foundation: A Natural Fit

The recent FIBA Open in Mies, Switzerland shows the partnership between Special Olympics and the FIBA Foundation in action.
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