BRAND SA, SPORT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE NETWORK AND SPECIAL OLYMPICS SA PARTNER
BRAND SA, SPORT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE NETWORK AND SPECIAL OLYMPICS SA PARTNER
Johannesburg, South Africa – The 3rd December is International Day of Persons with a Disability and this year Brand SA, Sports for Social Change Network and Special Olympics South Africa are partnering to commemorate the day in South Africa.
International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPWD) is a day which promotes equality for people with disabilities in all areas of society. The theme this year is “Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World”.
On the day Special Olympics South Africa Ambassadors and other celebrity participants will join with Special Olympics athletes in Unified sporting events. These include Mark Fish, Gareth “Soldierboy” McLennan, Kim Jayde, Lynn Forbes, Letshego Zulu, Sibusiso Shongwe, Melanie ‘Hypress’ Ramjee, Quinn Brown, Paul Kamanga, Nina Hastie, Rouge and Kamo Moth to name a few.
The participants will be joined by Dr Mathews Phosa, Chairperson of Special Olympics South Africa, Mr Allan Williams, Network Director of Sports for Social Change Network, Ms Pumeza Ceza, Strategic Relationship Manager – Civil Society from Brand SA and Zukiswa Nzo, Diversity and Inclusion Practitioner, Department of Social Development.
In keeping with the theme the day will feature three Unified Sports events hosted by Special Olympics South Africa. Special Olympics is dedicated to promoting social inclusion through shared sports training and competition experiences.
Unified Sports is unique to Special Olympics and joins people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team. It was inspired by a simple principle: training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding.
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Date: Thursday 3 December
Venue: Nokuthula Special School, Lyndhurst
Time: 8am – 2pm
Please contact me if you are keen to attend, participant or cover the event…
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