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Facilitator

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Facilitation is a way of helping people share thoughts and ideas. A facilitator is often a guide who provides a calm and steady presence to help a group explore new content, a new challenge, or a new opportunity.

The purpose of this training is to discuss what facilitation is and describe the value it brings to learning. Give athlete leaders time to practice three key facilitation skills that will help them become better facilitators and practice how they can respond to ‘in the moment’ participant questions.

Healthy Communities Webinars

Health Grant Financial Reporting 2023

An overview of requirements and good practices for reporting on grant spending in SmartSimple.

Healthy Communities Webinars

November 2023

Preview of Inclusive Health Partnership Tools for 2024; Year-End Financial Report Reminders; Child and Family Health Model; Introduction to Dr. Dimitri Christakis, Chief Health Officer, Special Olympics.Slides (PDF)Child and Family Health Intervention (PDF)Subrecipient Reporting, Documentation and Compliance Health Finance (PDF)2024 Partnerships for Health System Strengthening Resources (PDF)

Community Impact

A Father's Encouragement and a Son's Determination

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Mohammed bin Abul Aziz was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder four years ago, and today his condition is ever-evolving due to his father’s continual efforts to encourage him to go through regular health assessments and be a part of Special Olympics Oman.

Technology and Digital

Digital Center of Excellence

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The Digital Center of Excellence was created to enable and develop an organization-wide platform and roadmap for digital excellence. We are building a scalable, SO Program centered, solution utilizing technology and change management to enable organizational excellence and success.

Community Impact

Saif and Ali Sumaida: A Father Supporting his Son on and Off the Field of Play

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“I am Saif Bin Sumaida, a retired senior engineer from ADNOC Gas. God blessed me with four sons and two daughters. We discovered that one of our sons, Ali, had autism at four years old and he struggled a lot with his speech growing up. We enrolled him in speech therapy sessions at the New England Center to help him work on this.

Easy Read & Accessibility

Easy Read Language Training

Special Olympics Global Youth and Education Programming Department aims to create a more inclusive and accessible world for all people. Creating and using easy read language is one additional way that we can strive to achieve this.Easy read language refers to a simplified version of written text. The text is easier to understand and often includes visuals. Easy read language allows information to become more accessible and reach a broader audience.The information included in this video was obtained through trainings conducted by Capito International. Capito International is an organization based in Austria that provides barrier-free information through trainings and services. For more information on Capito International please check out their website: https://www.capito-international.com

Athletes

Transformative Power of Believing in one's Potential: A Coach and Athlete’s Bond

Young man and woman standing next to one another on the tennis court.

Ahmed El Farji has taken on the role of coach with Special Olympics Morocco tennis player Hajar Cherif Lamrani, guiding her with dedication and expertise.

Healthy Communities Webinars

October 2023

Webinar discusses updates to the Single Health Evaluation for Year 3 of CDC & Golisano Foundation health grants. Inclusive Health team shares an update about how SOI will ask SO Programs to track partners and collaborations in their health work.Slides (PDF)

Athletes

Special Olympics Jordan Athlete Leader Abdullah’s Mission of Inclusion

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Abdullah Al Nahas was born in December 2000, and he impacted many lives with his warmth and friendliness, leaving an extraordinary mark on all those around him.