Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Those activities give them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship.
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Earlier this month, streetfootballworld paid a visit to Special Olympics Namibia (SON) in Windhoek, Namibia, so as to check on the progress of the Football for Hope Centre and its programs, as well as to conduct some workshops on organisational development and better inform SON about the Call for Proposals process.
I went over to Namibia in May 2016 and spent the best 8 weeks of my life volunteering for Special Olympics Namibia.
Raising a child with disability in the sparsely populated country of Namibia can be very challenging for parents, according to data from Namibia's Ministry for Gender Equality.
In Namibia, as in many other parts of the world, there are still many communities with unchanged stereotypes, stigmas and preconceived notions about people with intellectual disabilities.
In Namibia, EKS Day was celebrated with a parade, a sports tournament and a dancing competition, all under the theme: “Let's change the game.”
It was in an atmosphere of excitement and pride that family members, friends and the community came out in full support to witness Special Olympics Namibia (SON) athletes qualify for the 2015 World Games.
Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Those activities give them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship.
Sports Offered: