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Special Olympics Chief of Global Youth and Education Jacqueline Jodl explains why Special Olympics is challenging governments to dedicate 3% of their education budgets to help educate students with intellectual disabilities.

Athletes, siblings, and youth leaders held the first-ever joined Regional Youth Leadership Summit and Athlete Congress in Johannesburg - the first summit held in the Africa Region since 2019.

Two storybooks feature 16 stories of people with and without intellectual disabilities around the world, documenting inclusion in sports and education.

A Special Olympics Kenya athlete shares his journey with Special Olympics and why he's so passionate about improving the lives of people of all abilities in his community.

A Special Olympics Brazil event at the Olympic Park highlights the leaders for inclusion in Rio de Janeiro.

A high-school student at a Unified School in Senegal shares the impact Special Olympics programming has made on her cousin with Down syndrome.

A strong partnership with the Greek government ensures that Special Olympics programming will be active in schools all across the country.

Members of a refugee camp share how Unified Schools have benefited the lives of people of all abilities in their community.

A youth leader in Lebanon shares how a lifelong involvement with Special Olympics shaped her life and why she wants youth of all abilities to participate in inclusive activities.

Miss America 2022 Emma Broyles boasts quite the resume and continues to set a new standard for what it means to wear the crown.