12,000 people, including some 900 children, live in a poor, nameless area between a prison and a private school. An effort is underway to provide critical services for them. (Video via Ursula Forrest)
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The torch run for Special Olympics inspires people to open their minds, to accept and include people with intellectual disabilities, celebrating differences among all people.
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For too long, people with intellectual disabilities have lived in the shadows. Special Olympics is working to change this. Narrated by Special Olympics athlete Loretta Claiborne. Video courtesy Special Olympics
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This trailer from the While I'm Here Project features Ed Nicholson, the founder of Project Healing Waters, through his journey in Montana.
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Special Olympics is a unique movement pioneered by a powerful youth community that believes in creating communities of acceptance, dignity, empowerment and joy everyday for people with intellectual disabilities around the world. Video courtesy Special Olympics
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A story of light, hope and opportunity in Tanzania.
In 2014, David Hertz met Massimo Bottura at an event in Copenhagen. Now, less than two years later, the two chefs renowned for both their culinary prowess and social advocacy have teamed up to open a community kitchen in the central Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Lapa.
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The oldest of five boys, he was tasked with raising his four younger brothers. He balanced work and school, all while taking care of his family. Years later, he's now taking care of his community.
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