maidan summit 2011 - denzil keelor, special olympics bharat

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Special Olympics Bharat

… championing inclusion

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Special Olympics is the dream

of

a caring, compassionate

human being,

a great lady …

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(1921 – 2009)

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What we do

Special Olympics uses

sports as a stage

to demonstrate the

capabilities of all people

and

to build inclusive and

cohesive communities.

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Special Olympics Mission

The mission of Special Olympics is to provide

year-round sports training and athletic competition

in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children

and adults with intellectual disabilities,

giving them continuing opportunities to develop

physical fitness, demonstrate courage,

experience joy and participate in a sharing of

gifts, skills and friendship with their families,

other Special Olympics athletes and the

community.

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Special Olympics Bharat

Our Vision

To change the attitude of society

towards persons with disability

by promoting

Acceptance, Respect, Recognition,

Inclusion and Human Dignity,

leading to the

total eradication of discrimination.

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Special Olympics Philosophy

Special Olympics is founded on the belief that

people with intellectual disabilities can,

with proper instruction and encouragement,

learn, enjoy and benefit

from participation in

individual and team sports.

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Touching the lives of Millions

World India

Children and adults with intellectual

disabilities

190

Million

30

Million

Athletes participating in Special Olympics 3.7

Million

0.85

Million

Family members of athletes actively

participating across the world

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Million

0.76

Million

Volunteers who support Special Olympics

every year

Over

900,000

Over

51,000

Competitions organized every year 44,000 12,000

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Inspired Leadership SO Bharat is led by its Chairman,

Air Marshal Denzil Keelor,

PVSM, Kirti Chakra, AVSM, Vir Chakra

and has been in existence for over 19 years,

in partnership with

Special Olympics International,

the Government of India

and innumerable NGO’s

The Special Olympics Bharat Board of Directors

is committed to reaching

850,000 special athletes by the end of 2011

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Special Olympics Bharat: Our Reach

35 States &

Union Territories

Programs

Assam

Arunachal Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Bihar

Chandigarh

Chattisgarh

Delhi

Goa

Gujarat

Haryana

Himachal Pradesh

Jharkhand

Jammu & Kashmir

Karnataka

Kerala

Madhya

Maharashtra

Manipur

Mizoram

Meghalaya

Nagaland

Orissa

Punjab

Pondicherry

Rajasthan

Sikkim

Tripura

Tamil Nadu

Uttaranchal

Uttar Pradesh

West Bengal

ALPINE SKIING

AQUATICS

ATHLETICS

BADMINTON

BASKETBALL

BOCCE

CRICKET

CYCLING

FLOOR HOCKEY

HANDBALL

KHO-KHO

POWERLIFTING

ROLLER SKATING

SNOW SHOEING

SNOWBOARDING

SOFTBALL

SOCCER

SPEED SKATING

TABLE TENNIS

VOLLEYBALL

SPORTS

OFFERED

Current Status

794,951 Athletes, 45,492 Coaches, 51,364 Volunteers, 76,717 Families

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Unique features of SO Bharat

• Multiple disciplines, covering 21 sports and growing

• Serving both male and female athletes

• Established in 35 states & UT’s, covering more than 600 districts

• Focused in rural areas

• Second largest programme in the world

• Largely volunteer driven

• No fees charged to participate

• Based on respect, acceptance, inclusion & human dignity

• Providing social change and building communities

• Empowering athletes and providing ability-based opportunities to excel

• Helping athletes to improve their health

• Supporting families and youth to live with dignity

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Achievements of SO Bharat athletes

Participation in _7_ World Summer Games

• _225 medals won

• 241 medals won

• 256 medals won

Participation in _5__ Special Winter Olympics

• 8 medals won

• 8 medals won

• 3 medals won

Hearts won … millions

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Unified Sports

• Unified Sports is a program in which

athletes with and without disability play

together during training and competition.

• Devised by Special Olympics International,

Unified Sports offers a powerful and

popular instrument for Inclusion and

Mainstreaming.

• SO Bharat is implementing the Unified

Sports model across India.

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All children are special ...

… and some more so

We believe …

… that your attitude can go a long way

in promoting their acceptance in society ...

… acceptance as they are

and not as you want them to be

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a

sister

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a

brother

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a

daughter.

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a son

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a

friend

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a confidante

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a

classmate

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a teacher

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a mentor

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a

comedian

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a

worker

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a

competitor

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a runner

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an athlete

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a

winner

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an

inspiration

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a leader

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a human being

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For more information

www.specialolympicsbharat.org

Special Olympics Bharat

J-47, Lajpat Nagar III

New Delhi- India 110024

ali@specialolympicsbharat.org

Phone 011 2984 1362/1363