Advocacy/Community Engagement
Eco-Inclusion: Bridging Abilities through Environmental Education
Fabiola
Al-ticious
Region
Africa
Program
Namibia
Project Year
2024
Fabiola and Al-ticious Links plan to lead a Unified environmental awareness campaign to promote recycling and conservation to create not only a cleaner, safer community but a more inclusive one as well!
About the Project Leaders
Fabiola Links, a 21-year-old Sibling Leader from Windhoek, Namibia, joined Special Olympics this year, receiving training in youth leadership and coaching. She has taken a break from her studies to support Special Olympics Namibia (SON) with a new initiative, assisting athlete leaders with online training. Motivated by a desire to create opportunities for her two brothers with intellectual disabilities, Fabiola aims to foster inclusion and make a positive impact in her community.
Her brother, Al-ticious Links, 22, also from Windhoek, became a coach in February 2024 and has played unified basketball since 2022. Now coaching both basketball and football, he also works on the Basketball Artist School Project and served as a FIBA youth ambassador for Namibia this year. Passionate about expanding opportunities for youth with intellectual disabilities, Al-ticious strives to create a more inclusive environment for his brothers.
About the Project
The SON office is located in a youth complex that includes the Basketball Artist School, various youth programs, a homeless shelter, and local schools, though the area struggles with poor hygiene and environmental neglect. In response, Fabiola and Al-ticious are launching an environmental awareness campaign focused on promoting recycling and conservation. Their goal is to engage students with and without disabilities, especially siblings, and encourage the broader community to maintain a clean, healthy environment. The campaign will also highlight the economic benefits of environmental responsibility.
Through inclusive community clean-up days, recycling design contests, and workshops taught by local experts, participants will gain practical recycling skills they can use in their daily lives. The project promotes both environmental stewardship and inclusion, fostering collaboration among participants with and without intellectual disabilities as they work together to build a more sustainable and inclusive community.
Fabiola Links, a 21-year-old Sibling Leader from Windhoek, Namibia, joined Special Olympics this year, receiving training in youth leadership and coaching. She has taken a break from her studies to support Special Olympics Namibia (SON) with a new initiative, assisting athlete leaders with online training. Motivated by a desire to create opportunities for her two brothers with intellectual disabilities, Fabiola aims to foster inclusion and make a positive impact in her community.
Her brother, Al-ticious Links, 22, also from Windhoek, became a coach in February 2024 and has played unified basketball since 2022. Now coaching both basketball and football, he also works on the Basketball Artist School Project and served as a FIBA youth ambassador for Namibia this year. Passionate about expanding opportunities for youth with intellectual disabilities, Al-ticious strives to create a more inclusive environment for his brothers.
About the Project
The SON office is located in a youth complex that includes the Basketball Artist School, various youth programs, a homeless shelter, and local schools, though the area struggles with poor hygiene and environmental neglect. In response, Fabiola and Al-ticious are launching an environmental awareness campaign focused on promoting recycling and conservation. Their goal is to engage students with and without disabilities, especially siblings, and encourage the broader community to maintain a clean, healthy environment. The campaign will also highlight the economic benefits of environmental responsibility.
Through inclusive community clean-up days, recycling design contests, and workshops taught by local experts, participants will gain practical recycling skills they can use in their daily lives. The project promotes both environmental stewardship and inclusion, fostering collaboration among participants with and without intellectual disabilities as they work together to build a more sustainable and inclusive community.