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Gian-Luca Castelberg, Special Olympics Europe Eurasia.

Gian-Luca Castelberg

Global Youth Leadership Council Member

Gian-Luca is 24-years old and was born in Switzerland. For the last 20 years he has gone to a special school for people like him. For the last 5 years he has been working on an anthroposophical farm for people with intellectual disabilities in Germany.

In March of 2020 Gian-Luca became a member of the youth council NRW. For the national games 2022 in Berlin, along with his tandem partner Anne-Marie, he acted as a moderator for the SO Europe Eurasia Regional Youth Leadership Summit Berlin 2022. It was an intense and great experience for him to get to know and interact with so many young people from other countries.

Gian-Luca is a leader of the Unified Generation because to him there is no limit for listening to, knowing and understanding people from all over the world. As a young person he would like to set a good example for the Unified generation.

Global Youth Leadership Council Class of 2022 – 2023