Middle East North Africa

 Special Olympics Middle East & North Africa is one of the Special Olympics’ global seven regions. Comprising of 22 Arab states, along with Iran,  SOMENA has been exerting throughout the past ten years, the region managed to increase the scores of its athletes from 20 thousand in 2001 up to 150 thousand in 2010.

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Attracting New Volunteers in Bahrain

Targeting volunteers, Special Olympics Bahrain held a conference, entitled “Special Olympics… in support of our SO athletes!”. LEARN MORE ››


Table Tennis Festival in Baghdad

At the Youth Sports Club, SO Iraq held the annual Table Tennis Festival, which included a training course in table tennis for coaches and trainers of different ages. SEE MORE ››


MENA RESOURCES

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Resources for Athletes, Coaches and Leaders

The Strategic Plan outlines our global strategic priorities.  The document describes the recent history of Special Olympics, outlines our organizational values, sets organizational goals.
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Special Olympics MENA
35 Gezirat El-Arab St.,
Mohandiseen
Giza 12411, Egypt
Tel: +20 (2) 3345-5510/2
Fax: +20 (20) 3345-5514
E-mail: info@somena.org

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Rise Up Revolutionaries!

And today, I watched this video by Stu Chaifetz about teachers and adults who bullied Akian, a ten year old with autism in Cherry Hill New Jersey.  It is a tale of fear and rage, as heartbreaking as it is infuriating.  It is a call to all of us to rise up again, to demand change in Cherry Hill, to ask for an accounting from those who were abusive.   Our own young leaders in Special Olympics Project Unify will understand the horrors of this video perhaps better than anyone.  In a special way, I ask their leadership now.read more »

Posted on 2012-04-26 by Tim

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