Global Leadership Coalition For Inclusion Officially Launched in Ghana

The Global Leadership Coalition For Inclusion Officially Launched in Ghana

The Young people with intellectual disabilities are among those most underserved by and isolated from education systems globally.

The Education and Sports government ministries in Ghana had identified Special Olympics Ghana as a partner that would drive inclusive sports in schools and tasked Special Olympics Ghana to support in hosting the Unified Schools National event, or what you may call inclusive sports.

According to Mr. Charles Nyambe, the president and managing director, special Onympice said Special Olympics Ghana has been a global leader in delivering inclusion on and off the playing field.

We do not have to duplicate efforts when experts are in our backyard to support your efforts and we invite every organization that intends to drive inclusion to partner with Special Olympics as we have the, tools, experts and data through research and we are happy to share these.

He said, identified our Special Olympics Programs to help identify Children with Intellectual Disabilities and help enroll them in schools because we are the inclusion experts why reinvent the wheel and create a group with no experience to deliver such a project.

Dr. Stephen Kwaku Owusu Said, Ghana Education Services: Special Education Division: and National Sports Authority for identifying Special Olympics Ghana as a partner in driving Inclusion, excellent choice

He said, the Convention on the Rights for People with Disabilities to which Ghana’s Government is a signatory and we are committed through Special Olympics Ghana to support the Government of Ghana to pursue the meeting of these goals through this Unified Champion Schools Project.

He added that, Special Olympics Africa is honored to witness such an important milestone – the ratification of the commitment made by the Republic of Ghana to support the expansion of our inclusive programming in schools across the country.  Olympich sports and empower youth of all abilities both in the classroom and on the pitch.

Story by Fada Amakye from Daily Sun and Top radio