On 6 November, youth from across Asia Pacific came together via Zoom to participate in the Best Practice Exchange, organized by and with youth leaders. The objective was to build the capacity of our youth leaders with and without intellectual disability to advocate for inclusion by learning from best practices across the region. Over the […]

Special Olympics Asia Pacific’s Youth for Inclusion (YFI) Summit 2021 sought to empower young people with and without ID from across the region to be advocates for inclusion, by engaging in insightful discussions and deep diving into the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals 4 (Quality Education) and 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth). Conference agenda […]

Special Olympics Asia Pacific’s first Athlete Leadership Forum provided a platform for athlete leaders to discuss and learn more about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We focused on 2 SDGs that are important to youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth). Through panel […]