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SPECIAL OLYMPICS BHARATANNUAL REPORT 2016

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Message from the Chairman 4

The Foundation 6

National Office 2016 8

Regional Structure 9

Strategic Growth 11

Goal I- Improve Athlete Performance 19

Preparation for The Special Olympics

World Winter Games 2017 Austria 23

Improve Athlete Health- 39

Goal II - Build Positive Attitudes 41

Goal III Support Goal 48

Part III- CONCLUSION 54

Our commitment and determination

continues and our morale is high...

Partners 55

CONTENTS

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Message from the ChairmanI have always said that Special Olympics is not just a movement or a revolution. It is a way of life, the world’s present & future, the only solution to humanity and the one single most important habit any citizen of a country can imbibe. And the best time to do it is …“NOW”.

Special Olympics Bharat has taken giant leaps in the last few years to emerge as a leader in the world of sportspersons with intellectual disabilities. The last year itself, has witnessed major shift in the strategy and long term goals of the organization. We

are moving from target-based efforts to sustainable efforts which surpass our targets. Mapping of state program goals with the national program and further with the Asia-Pacific Program and finally contributing towards the worldwide goals of SOI is the order of the day.

But, it is going to be miles before we sleep. In Dr.Shriver’s own words-“… We must have an audacious ambition and a restless dissatisfaction in the heart…”

Keep going. Well done, Bravo Zulu!!

Dr. Cdr KARTIKAY SAINI

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The FoundationSpecial Olympics InternationalA global “movement” which uses sport as a catalyst to transformthe lives.

Founded by Mrs. Eunice Kennedy Shriver in the USA

in 1968

Program recognized by the International Olympic Committee

Covers over 35 Olympic Type Games for the Summer and Winter Olympics

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2009 Eunice Kennedy Shriver passes away

Spread to over

177 Countries

Carrying Forward the Legacy• Dr Tim Shriver – Chairman &

CEO from 2009

• Introduced Global 5 year Global Strategic Plan2011 - 2015

• Introduced major holistic and value- added reforms

• Introduced unified sports on a large scale

• Broadened vision beyond ID Persons too include all likeminded partners

• Renewed commitment to “Sustained Quality Growth”

• Transited from a “Program to a Movement”

• Introduced a new Community -orientated Global Strategic Plan 2016 – 2020

• Provided additional funding for significant funding for initiatives

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The Foundation

The Beginning:

“Nothing happens ……but first a dream”

Every Movement has a heart and a story. Ours began because of one woman, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who deeply loved her sister. She became furious about the neglect and indifference she saw towards her sister and others with Intellectual Disabilities. She had deep faith that everyone counts and she loved sports. In a moment that literally changed the world, she saw how sports can transform the lives of those who shared the challenges of her sister. Special Olympics was born on this compassion, fury and action.

The Mission of Special Olympics is to provide year round Sports Training and competition in a variety of Olympics type Sports for children and adults with intellectual disability, 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.

“We don’t exist to provide, service to a single group. We are here to change society and demonstratethat change involves all of us. We facilitate and engage in experiences that are transformative – not just for our Athletes but for all who engage with open hearts and mind.”Dr. Tim Shriver, Global Strategic Plan 2011 to 2015

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Organisation andDevelopmentPart I

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Organisation chart

Executive Commitee - Chairman Commander Kartikay Saini

Personal Assistant to the chairmanM/s Suchi Chopra

National Director - Finance & Admin(Air Cmde. Lalit K. Sharma)

Manager Finance(Mr. Gaurav mehan)

Asst. Manager Accounts(Bhavneet)

Finance & Admin

Manager HA Rochelle ARATHOON

National Director - O.D.(Ms. Mukta N. Thind)

MR- ISO 9001:2008 & QMS/QC(Neeraj Bajaj)

Manager Sports - GMS & Records)(Sulekha Rana)

Manager Sports - ACTP(khurram)

Sn. Manager - Sports(Melvin)

Director Sports(Harpreet Singh)

National Director - Sports(Mr. Victor R. Vaz)

CEO(Air Marshal Denzil Keelor)

Organizational Dev

Corporate Strategy

Chairman Sports

Manager Admin(Neeraj Bajaj)

Sr. Manager Marketing & Communication(Ms. Raman Rekhi)

Chief CoordinatorM/s Ekta Jha

Board Of Trustees

National Office 2016

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Region - NorthRegional DirectorDr. Mallika Nadda

Region CentralRegional DirectorDr. Amitav Mishra

Region WestRegional DirectorDr. D.G Chaudhari

Region SouthRegional DirectorDr. L.H Surti

Region East &North EastRegional DirectorMr. Bibek Bardhan

6 States 5 States 5 States 8 States 11 States

91 Districts 206 Districts 105 Districts 106 Districts 167 Districts

National Office

Regional Structure

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An Overview of Special Olympics Bharat

Assam, Arunachal Pradesh,Andhra Pradesh,Andaman & Nicobar Island,Bihar, Chandigarh,Chattisgarh, Delhi,Dadar Nagar & Haveli,Daman & Diu, Goa,Gujarat, Haryana,Himachal Pradesh,Jharkhand, J&K,Karnataka, Kerala,Lakshadweep, M.P.,Maharashtra,Manipur, Mizoram,Meghalaya, Nagaland,Odisha, Punjab,Pondicherry,Rajasthan, Sikkim,Tripura, Telangana,Tamil Nadu

Aquatics athletics badminton basketballBocceCricketCyclingGolfHandballNet ballPower liftingRoller skating soccerSoftball tabletennis volleyball

Alpine skiingSnow shoeingSpeed skatingSnowboardingFigure skatingKhabadi kho kho

36 States25 SPORTS OFFERED

Athletes 13,04,639; Coaches 1,37,617; Trainers 7,186; Volunteers 79,481; Families 100,841; 36 States & UTs; 679 Districts; 80% Athletes from poor families

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Strategic Growth“Strategy is a sense of direction around which to improvise”

Item Per Year Plan 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Athletes Target 750,000 850,000 950,000 1,050,000 1,150,000 1,250,000 1,310,000

100000 Achieved 750,231 850,875 950,943 1,050,000 1,152,972 1.243.246 1,304,639

Trainers Target 2,400 3,600 4,800 6,000 7,200 7,800 9000

1200 Achieved 1,874 3,072 4,211 5,209 5,974 6162 7186

Coaches Target 40,000 57,500 75,000 92,500 110,000 127,500 133500

17500 Achieved 51,846 61,804 84,950 93,469 110,324 119,900 137,617

Volunteers Target 50,000 55,000 60,000 65,000 70,000 75,000 80,000

@ 5000/yr Achieved 49,008 55,890 65,000 67,533 70,725 75,123 79,481

Families Target 70,000 75,000 80,000 85,000 90,000 95,000 100,000

@5,000/yr Achieved 74,744 78,341 85,000 86,564 90,312 95,112 100,841

Competitions Target 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000

@5,000/yr Achieved 11,187 13,000 25,000 30,788 31,670 34,828 39,628

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Out Come- Special Olympics Bharat All-India Outreach Program – 2015

• India – 36 States / Union Territories

• 679 Districts - (Rural Area) - 75 % of Population reside here

• We serve – Over 1243246 Registered Athletes 6,162 Trainers – 119,900 Community Level Coaches - 75,125 Volunteers – 95,112 Families

• Male/Female Ratio – 60:40, Over 80% 0f our Athletes come from

Athletes are undernourished

SO BHARAT accounts for 25 % of the Global Strength of

Athletes

• 7 Regions• 177 Countries• 5 Million Athletes• 400,000 Coaches• 400,000 Families• 60,000 competitions

The Platform “Towards sustainable Growth”

Global Impact of SO Bharat

Others

52%

India

25%

China

23%TOGO

BENIN

SO Bharat accounts for 83% of the

Regional Strength of Athletes and Coaches SO Bharat of the Regional Total of 25 Countries

17%

83%

Special Olympics BharatOthers

Others India China

52%

25%

23%

Global Impact of SO Bharat

TOGO

BENIN

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Summary of Targets and Achievements for the year 2016 (Jan to Dec 2016)

Strategic Growth 2015 Total as per

CRT 15 Final ReportTarget as on 02-03-2016

Achieved Till 31st Dec 2016

Final as on 31st Dec 2016

Athlete (Total) 12,43,246

New Athlete 98,274 60,000 61,393 13,04,639

Unified Athlete (Total) 1,54,464

New Unified Athlete 53,258 20,000 20238 1,74,702

Young Athlete 11,217

New Young Athlete 10,000 11243 22,460

Coaches (Total) 1,19,900 1,37,400

New Coaches 9,710 17,717 1,37,617

Unified Coaches 18,634

New Unified Coaches 11,482 3,225 3,341 21,944

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Strategic Growth2015 Total as per CRT

15 Final ReportTarget as on 02-03-2016

Achieved Till 31st Dec 2016

Final as on 31st Dec 2017

Coach Training (Including new and formerly enrolled)

412 412

Coach Training Unified (Including new and formerly enrolled)

216 216

Coach Training Events (Total) 300 322 628

Athlete Leaders 1,525 1,560 1,424 2,949

ALP's Training Events 15 28 28

Youth Activation 9 9

Youth Activation Events 190 6 196

Family Member Trained (Including new and formerly enrolled)

95,112 5,000

New Family Members 5,100 5,729 100841

Family Training Events 7 11 11

Competition 33,689 34,500 34,547 39,628

Unified Competition 904 1,594 1,618 1,618

Unified Partner 1,70,939

New Unified Partner 56,854 20,000 20,273 1,91,212

Health Athlete Event 25 11 19 19

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Health Athlete Screenings 46 30 48 48

Volunteers 75123 5,000 4358 79,481

Youth Volunteers (12-25 Years) 38,344 39,060 4926 43,270

Youth in Leadership Role (12-25 Years) 38,140 39,000 1751 39,891

Year Place Athletes Coaches HoD Total Gold Silver Bronze Total1987 USA 11 3 0 14 4 6 8 181991 USA 25 5 0 30 20 10 2 321995 USA 72 0 0 72 28 20 10 581999 USA 19 1 1 21 25 45 37 872003 Ireland 81 20 2 103 34 36 40 1102007 China 139 42 3 184 36 45 67 1482011 Greece 184 48 4+3 248 78 73 92 2432013 Australia 281 111 26 520 111 130 140 3812015 L A 217 53 5 275 61 65 121 247 2019 Abu Dhabi

Summary of SO BHARAT’s Performance at:

The Special Olympics World Summer Games

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Year Place Athletes Coaches HoD Total Gold Silver Bronze Total1993 Austria 12 5 0 20 1 0 0 1

1997 Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2001 USA 12 5 1 18 0 0 1 1

2005 Japan 16 3 3 22 0 0 0 0

2009 USA 49 13 2 64 7 8 2 17

2013 S Korea 59 19 1 79 13 17 16 46

2017 Austria

Summary of Results for the World Winter Games

Administrationand Strategic Growth

Items Numbers Rate Cost INR Cost US$ % Funding

Athletes 100,000US $ 5

Per Athlete2,2500,000

0.34CRG .2

SOI 30%SOB 70%

Trainers 1,200US $ 70

Per Trainer37,80,000 0.06

Govt. 80%SOB 20%

Coaches 10,000US $ 15

Per Coach67,50,000 0.06

Govt. 75%SOB 25 %

Admin.

1 National3 Regions31 States

600 Districts

10,14,00,000 1.52SOI 6%

SOB 35%STATE 59 %

TotalCost RatioOps. 36%

Admin 64%

13,44,30,00015. Cr4

1.92 milSOI 10% SOB 90%

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Administration and Strategic Growth Cost in Cr.

3.3

13.4

0

10.

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Total

Admin CostStr. Growth

The annual cost of 120,000 coaches registered and trained by SO Bharat:

120,000 coaches / trainer @USD 5,000/year per coach = $600 mil.

This massive contribution in KIND is not included in the costing table.

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Paralympics Special Olympics

Athletes

Welcomes athletes from 10 categories of physical impairment To participate in the Paralympics, athletes must meet certain

qualifying standards

Competitions involve athletes 8 and older; the Young Athletes program is for ages 2-7. To be eligible. athletes must have

an intellectual disability, a cognitive delay, or a development disability, that is, functional limitations in both general learning and adaptive skills. (In addition to intellectual disability, some

Special Olympics athletes also have a physical disability.)

Sporting Philosophy

Athletes must meet certain sportsspecific standards as determined by the

International Paralympic Committee.

believes deeply in the power of sports to help empower all adults and children with intellectual disabilities fulfill their

potential. It does not exclude any athlete based upon qualifying scores, but rather divisions athletes for fair competition against

others of like age, gender and ability.

Structure

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC), which is headquartered in Bonn,

Germany. There are 176 member nations, represented through their National

Paralympic Committees.

Run by an international Board of Directors, based in Washington, D.C, and 221 individual Programs in 170 countries.

Special Olympics and Paralympics are two separate entities recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). They both focus on sport for athletes with a disability and are run by international non-profit organizations.

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Goal I- Improve Athlete Performance Part II

Improve the quality of sports program-ming- Creating opportunities for Athletes to perform their best.

By strengthening focus on sports programming, supported by health work, Special Olympics endeavours to make athletes fit and healthy, master skills, build confidence and self-reliance, and perform at their best on and off the field.

2016 - 2020STRATEGIC PLAN OVERVIEW

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Kerala State Athletic Meet

Inter District Games- UP

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Khel Gujarat Summer Coaching Camp 2016

West Bengal State Athletic Meet and Play Clinic

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National Coaching Camps

National Coaching Camps

The month of August thrived with sporting activities throughout, witnessing participation of 900 Athletes and 229 Coaches , Volunteers, Trainers and Officials across Basketball, Athletics, Badminton and Bocce in camps held in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Bihar respectively.

The 5th MYAS National Games (for all disabilities) were organized at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand from 14th to 19th March 2016 witnessing participation of approximately 400 athletes with special needs from eleven states

Regional West and South 5-a-side Football Championship- Chennai- 19-21 February 2016

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Preparation for The Special Olympics World Winter Games 2017 AustriaEstimated Participation of 2700 Special Olympics athletes from 107 nations to compete in nine Olympic-type winter sports. 89 Athletes and 23 Coaches were prepared to participate in 7 out of 9 games featuring the games. Along side sports trainings and competitions, the Camps including Healthy Athlete screenings as well as Youth Activation and Coach Trainings

Venue Dates Sport Disciplines Campers Additional Programs

Dharampur, Solan, Himachal Pradesh

14-19 December 2015

Floor Hockey 538Healthy Athletes- Opening

Eyes & Special Smiles; Youth Activation & Family Forum

Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh

2-7 February 2016

Floor Ball 511Healthy Athletes- Special Smiles; Youth Activation

Narkanda,Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

4-9 March 2016Snow Sports- Alpine

Skiing, Snow Boarding, Snow Shoeing

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Gulmarg, Srinagar, J&K

29 April- 4 May 2016

Snow Sports- Alpine Skiing, Snow Boarding,

Snow Shoeing96

Gurgaon, Haryana 8-13 May 2016Figure Skating & Speed

skating137

Solan , Himachal Pradesh

5-10 June 2016 Unified Floor Ball 300

Chaderghat, Hyderabad, Telangana

11-16 July 2016Floor Ball, Unified

Floorball& Floor Hockey148

Jamshedpur, Jharkhand

12-17 December 2016

Floor Ball, Unified Floor ball & Floor Hockey

165Healthy Athletes- Fitfeet &

Special Smiles

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As an audience we were charmed by the spectacular display of the athletes on the field and the deftness of the presenters was worth appreciation. . It was a lifetime learning experience for the young Grovians who had volunteered to stay back and help the organization in conducting the event smoothly. The experience enriched their life skills and helped them gain a better learning of winning against odds.

Capt. AJ Singh, Headmaster, Pinegrove School

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“I host a lot of corporate shows and events. In case there are events in future you need a host for, you can always consider me. I would really love to be associated with the kind of work you people do.”

Master Trainers Course at LNIPE, Gwalior- After having completed 5 Camps by March this year, two more Camps held in June, one from 13-18th and another from 20-25th, took the tally up to 553 new trainers from 445 districts. The course, under the scheme of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is held at the Laxmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior.

Divya Vasudeva, RJ, Radio City FM 91.1

Coaches Training

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Special Olympics Coach Development- SO Bharat & SO Bhutan - A Resource team of three from SO Bharat led the First Special Olympics Bhutan Coaches training Seminar held at Thimpu, Bhutan from 27-29 May 2016.

Floorball Training- Singapore- Special Olympics Asia Pacific and Special Olympics conducted a four day Floorball Training at Singapore from 12th to 15th May 2016. 17 Coaches, including three from India and others from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nippon (Japan), Malaysia, Pakistan & Singapore and from Mongolia (East Asia Region) participated in this program

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Football for Social Change- The final day of the training witnessed a Unified Football Tournament with 80 youth with and without Intellectual Disabilities playing as team mates. Two coaches from THF imparted their expertise and knowledge in delivering high quality sports programs for Athletes with ID. The clinic is the second of the bespoke three training modules – part of Special Olympics Asia Pacific’s Coach Development Program.

Launch of Netball- Ms. Ekta Jha, an International Netball player and Govt observer for the sport at the Commonwealth Games, along with the resource team took the Coaches through every step of training by using various tools comprising theory, videos and practical sessions of all the skills and competitions experience.

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Reuben Silva, Senior Manager, Sports Technology, Special Olympics International, led the GMS7 training held from 17-21 July 2016. Participants from 20 states got an opportunity to upgrade their technical skills to match the latest in documenting sports related data.

Games Management System

Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 TotalCamps 3 4 7 6 3 3 2 5 33

Participants 84 161 280 328 90 86 60 255 1,370Qualified 84 158 280 200 90 59 40 94 1,005Level - 1 24 64 975Level - 2 16 30 46Level – 3 3 30 33

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Two Netball Camps with each having over 250 Campers were held simultaneously in Rohtak and Kolkata from 1-6 July. While participants from the East and North East Region attended the Camp in Kolkata, the rest of the states found representation in the Camp held in Rohtak. Training of Coaches and Athletes was led by participants of the Advanced Coaches Training Camp held earlier this year in Sonipat, Haryana.

Promotional Netball Camp- West Bengal &Haryana-

FIFA- Divya Jyoti College of Dental Sciences & Research Softball- Odisha Basketball Meghalaya

Netball

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Vineesha, MDS student of Public HealthI am in love with all the Athletes. They are way too special and better than us in every aspect. It was super amazing to play, dance and interact with all of them. My love and affection for them has increased manifold. I thank Special Olympics for helping me achieve my biggest milestone.

Mriganka Das, 2nd Year BDS StudentIts so amazing to spend time with our Athletes. Now I want to leave everything and want to work for them. I just want them to smile and never be sad. If they have some pain, I want to take that and make them smile. I’m not able to express but yes,I am emotionally attached to Special Olympics now.

Unified SportsEKS Day- Like every year this year the Seventh Global Eunice Kennedy Shriver day was the highlight of the month of Sepember, the largest celebration of Unified Sportsall over the world.20 States in India celebrated the day through diverse unified sporting and non-sporting activities advocating recognition and Inclusion of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities while bringing together over 20,000 persons with and without Intellectual disabilities.The celebrations highlight the founder of Special Olympics, Mrs Eunice Kennedy Shriver, providing an opportunity to invite and join hands with prominent leaders, media and other members of the community

Divya Jyoti College

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Chennai- Unified1750 Special Athletes played, had fun and interacted with 750 Unified Partners from various schools in and around Chennai on 30 January 2016 across Athletics and Bocce. Running third year of collaboration with SO Bharat specifically in Unified Sports “Special Olympics is very verySpecial and we are honored to be part of it,” - Mr. Amit Khanna, Chairman, Madras West Table 10.

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Unified Floor Hockey- Punjab

Unified sports with Sharada Mandir School Goa

Unified Cricket at the Mangalore Premier League 2016-Athletes from Mangalore had a unique experience of playing aside international players from IPL and KPL at the third version of the Mangalore Premier League held on 23 December 2016 at the B.R. Ambedkar Cricket Stadium, NMPT, Mangalore. . A 6-over Unified Cricket match was played between Mangalore and Udupi teaming 6 Athletes and 5 Team Elegant Players.

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Media plays Unified Football at Vasant Valley School, Delhi

Unified Football- DJ College of Dental Sciences & Research

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Promoting Inclusion sported a new look as the media persons crossed the threshold to play with persons with Intellectual disabilities. Most of them having covered stories of change of the Athletes, displayed a change in themselves, levelling with the SO Bharat footballers at the grounds of the Vasant Valley School, VasantKunj, Delhi on 4 October 2016 in a unique-first of its kind Unified football exhibition match.SO 2nd South Asian Unified Cricket 2016, Dhaka, Bangladesh- 6 Unified teams, 2 each from India and Bangladesh as well as one each from Pakistan and Serendib participated at the 2nd South Asian Unified Cricket held at the Fatullah Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh in November 2016. Mr. Kester Edwards, Manager Sports Development SOI and Dr. John Nagarajan witnessed all matches. Following the competitions SO Bangladesh emerged winner in group A while SO Bharat won gold in group B.

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National Games- Unified Sports, Hoshiarpur , Punjab- With support from the lions Club International, a first ever Multi-disciplinary Unified Sports Nationals was held at the RayatBahra Institute, Hoshiarpur, Punjab from 12-16 November 2016.The Games featured Football, Badminton and Table Tennis taking 211 Athletes, Coaches and Unified partners from 18 states of India. Mr. Dipak Natali, Director-Organizational Development, SOAP and Ms. Avi A Tania, Regional Coordinator, Healthy Athletes, SOAP along with the team from the Special Olympics Bharat National office were present at the event.

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Alongside sports, with support from Lions International Healthy Athlete Train the Trainer Program was held inviting new persons to join as Clinical Directors and volunteers. The training was held across Healthy Hearing, Funfitness, Fitfeet and Health Promotion followed by its application through screenings conducted on the Athletes by the trainees. The Resource team consisted of Clinical Regional Advisors coming from Slovania, Malaysia, Germany and India. Ms. Dipti Khanna , Senior Consultant, Ministry of Health, participated to familiarize herself with the Healthy Athlete screenings to understand the efficacy of its application at district level throughout India.

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Special Olympics Inter-Regional Unified 11-a-side Football

TournamentSpecial Olympics Bharat-Odisha, in collaboration with Lions Club International & the KIIT University, Bhubaneswar hosted the Special Olympics Inter-Regional Unified 11-a-side Football Tournament at the KIIT University Stadium, Bhubaneswar. Teams from Thailand, Bangladesh, Korea and India played league matches resulting in Thailand as winner, Korea 1st runner up followed by India the second runner up. The Competitions were preceded by a Special Olympics Coach Development program and a Unified Football Referee Training Program.

On the 15th of November, Youth Activation was held with 40 Youth leaders who were joined with 13 Athletes at the institute.

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Young AthletesWith support from ToyRus, SO Bharat conducted the Young Athlete Program in nine states of India in February 2016. Training programs were held for program managers, families and coaches in Goa and Guwahati covering nearly 20 states of India. The programs were launched in Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana while Odisha, Kerala and Karnataka took the program to next level. Demo Events for Transition sports were held. 10521 children between the age group of 5-7 years were enrolled in the program. Parents were encouraged to adopt the home model for the improvement in skills of the Young Athletes. 5% could transit as athlete while others were encouraged to follow the school, community and home based model.

“ I take my child to a physiotherapist. He exercises regularly but these exercises are done repeatedly. This is something new, it is fun, and it is attractive” - parent of a young Athlete

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Improve Athlete Health- grow our health program to support athlete participation in sport & society

The SO Healthy Athletes program helps athletes to improve their training and competition by focusing on overall health and fitness. Healthy Athletes currently offers health screenings in seven areas: Fit Feet (podiatry), FUNfitness (physical therapy), Health Promotion (better health and well-being), Healthy Hearing (audiology), Opening Eyes (vision) and Special Smiles (dentistry).

FitFeet

FunFitness

HealthPromotion

HealthyHearing

OpeningEyes

SpecialSmiles

MedFest

ProgramOpening

EyesSpecial Smiles

FunFitness

Fit Feet

Healthy Hearing

Health Promotion

Med fest

Total

No. of Screening 5 9 2 7 4 2 1 30

No. of Athletes Screened

645 1485 266 1381 556 461 100 4,894

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Goal II - Build Positive AttitudesSpecial Olympics continuously works to improve awareness of what people with ID can achieve. We need people to see our Athletes compete and lead the way as the face and voice of the movement; that is what opens hearts & minds and ultimately promotes inclusion.

Through Dr. Reena R Kumar’s initiation and perseverance the Indian Dental Association (IDA) &Special Olympics Bharat with the International Association for Disability & Oral Health (iADH, India Chapter) forged a bond for jointly committing towards advocacy and awareness to improve the oral health of people with Intellectual and Developmental Disability in May 2016 for a period of 5 years. In an immediate outcome of the MoU, the IDA publication of June 2016 featured a page on SO Bharat for the first time.

Improve External Awareness – through PR, Media, Social Media, Celebrities

Connect the Movement – to speak with a collective voice

Maximize External Impact- to showcase Athlete’s abilities

Publication

IDA (Indian Dental Association ) Monthly publication- since June 2016

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The progressive teacher, a bi monthly magazine for school educators featured SO Bharat in the Sept/ Oct 2016 issue highlighting Special Olympics programs in schools

Collaboration

Special Olympics and WWE (NYSE: WWE) announced an international partnership to help create change through sports in June 2016. Through this new partnership, WWE will support Special Olympics’ Play Unified campaign by participating in the Play Unified events. WWE in China, India, Mexico, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States, utilizing its global platforms including WWE Network, television broadcasts, live events, and digital and social media to generate awareness and support for Special Olympics.Following the announcement, a few WWE superstars engaged with Athletes during their media tours to India. Alberto del Rio played Cricket with the Athletes in Bangalore at the St Joseph’s College of Commerce in July. In October, Athletes at Jaipur enjoyed a photop with Shaemus while those in Mumbai played Unified friendly football refereed by him.

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Jamsetji Tata Trust “REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES USING SPORTS & BUILDING COMMUNITIES AS INSTRUMENT OF CHANGE” - Jharkhand

The Camp held from 28-30 June 2016 marked a successful conclusion to a three year long Pilot Project conducted in Jharkhand under the aegis of TATA covering Athletics, Bocce, Football and Unified Sports along with the Special Olympics non- sporting initiatives. Against a target of 2400 Athletes, SO Bharat auccessfully reached out to 3000 Athletes.

Lets Play For Change- IKEA FoundationSpecial Olympics recently announced a partnership with the IKEA Foundation to support growth of Young Athletes in India, Bangladesh, Thailand and Pakistan starting in 2017 through 2019. To create a team for the planning and implementation of this partnership, representatives from the IKEA Foundation and SOI/SOAP visited India in November 2016, visiting Faridabad, Hyderabad and Delhi.

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Air Marshal Denzil Keelor and Athletes get felicitated at The ‘Vitara Brezza Sports Illustrated India Sportsperson of the Year’ Award function

India SpursIndia Spurs and SO Bharat once again came together to continue the work started by THFC in 2014, through their campaign “Football for Social Change”. Athletes from SO Bharat- Mumbai joined the India Spurs end of season celebration held on 15th May 2016 in Mumbai. A Unified 5-a-side Football Exhibition Match was conducted.

Weekly football sessions with Delhi spurs and Athletes teaming up, commenced in September 2016 with the long term plan of gradually replicating them across all the cities having Spurs members, beginning with Bangalore and Mumbai.

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Rahul Dravid, former Indian Cricketer and Captain- “Persons like Mr. Kailash Satyarthi (Nobel Peace Laureate 2014) and Air Marshal Keelor who have created and strengthened sports as a transformative tool make me proud of being a sportsperson”

Special Olympics Bharat Athletes made it to ‘the Vitara Brezza Sports Illustrated India Sportsperson of the Year’ Award function held in Delhi on 29 April 2016. Sachin Sharma and Ranveer Saini received the award for their spectacular performance at the Special Olympics World Summer Games 2015, LA, USA. Air Marshal Denzil Keelor was felicitated for his ‘outstanding contribution to sports’. The award was presented to him by Mr. Rahul Dravid

Introducing Special Olympics at the Visva Bharati University, West BengalMr. Bibek Bardhan and Ms. Lina Bardhan along with SO Bharat-West Bengal (Birbhum District Team)conducted an orientation as well as training session at the Visva Bharati University. Founded by Rabindranath Tagore, Visva-Bharati is one of India’s major Central Government funded autonomous universities located in Santiniketan, West Bengal.

The Vir Bhavya Society had a humble beginning in 2012 with 4 resident Athletes functioning out of the residence of Nishant Sharma, National Trainer , SO Bharat. The current strength of the school is 26 out of which 15 are Residents.

“Participation of our Athletes at the Special Olympics World Summer Games 2015 and all the Media Coverage that followed established credi-bility in the minds of the people. Felicitation of the Medallists by the Chief Minister of the State of Uttar Pradesh exposed abilities of our Athletes to the local Community . The impact of Special Olympics was right in front of them.More and more people began to approach me”- Nishant Sharma

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The School trains the athletes in vocational training, followed by Sports practises daily. The Young Athlete Program is conducted every Saturday. There are salaried teachers in the ratio, 1:3 Athletes. The School is visited regularly by Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists and Physiotherapists. ADL (Activities of Daily Living) Training takes place all the time.

Varun Chand outshines Master Swimmers- Bags three Gold at the Indo-Sri Lankan Master Swimmers Meet

“I have a vision where I see Varun dealing with the customers at the store, on his own. I can see him understand the complexities of business , the foundation of which has been laid by a desire to compete, at Special Olympics” Ms. Aparna, Varun’s mother.

Varun Chand, 25yrs, Athlete, SO Bharat Telangana won three Gold medals one each in 50 Mtrs, 100 Mtrs and 200 Mtrs freestyle at the Indo Sri Lankan Master Swimmer’s Meet held from 3-6 March 2016 at Colombo, Sri Lanka. He won the medals in the category of 25-29 years. Varun took to swimming at the age of four as therapy against Mild Autism and Moderate Mental Retardation. Varun joined SO Bharat- Andhra Pradesh in 2009.

The more you Swim, the more Lives you Transform- Hridey SahgalHridey Sahgal, 16 years, student of Class XI at The International School Bangalore(TISB) taled about the Special olympics programs and raised funds for SO Bharat through a Swimathon conducted in his school in March 2016. That is how he marked his entry into the program. Being an avid swimmer, he thought of adding meaning to his passion and conceptualized the TISB Swimathon along with a team of hid classmates. He raised USD 23000 approx. The inaugural laps included participation of the SO Bharat swimmers, showcasing their abilities and motivating more students of the school to join the program

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Torch Bearer of Nagaland“Blessed are we to have Tiaba in our school”, says Elizabeth Dozo, Principal, Great Commission Kids Academy School (a Mainstream School) Dimapur. Tiaba Tzudir is 21 years of age and is a student of class 3. A Sensitized outlook and strong determination for bringing recognition and Inclusion of persons with Intellectual Disabilities created common ground for the Principal and Aren, Area Director Special Olympics Bharat- Nagaland to meet. Last year Tiaba became the first student with Special Needs to be part of the school. Preceding his admission the Principal conducted a few rounds of discussions with the Board Members, students and teachers to welcome a new awakening. As he continues to study here, Elizabeth keeps taking updates about him from his teachers, students and family members.

Undeterred in Jammu & Kashmir-RakeshAmidst intermittent shooting, shelling and bombing, barely half a kilometre from the Indo- Pak border, an area that reels under administrative apathy, transforming lives of persons with Intellectual disabilities is not priority.

Rakesh, born with Down Syndrome, as a child was often seen wandering around in lanes and by-lanes , unclothed, completely ignored by passers-by. Things changed when he proved his worth by becoming the first Athlete of the frontier region belonging to the Village Kotil Mirdian, Tehsil RS Pura, District Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir.

The change in Rakesh’s personality is nothing less of a miracle. Special Olympics Bharat has changed the life of many children like Rakesh, by way of exploring their sporting abilities. His proudest moment is when he wins medals and certificates in SO Bharat and in his own words, ‘’it feels divine when you win an award.’’

- Dr. Ashwani Jojra, Area Director, SO Bharat- J&K

“Special Olympics Bharat has brought a smile on our face. We feel proud of our son”- Rakesh’s Father.

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Build Capacity by generating more resources and strengthening leadership

Goal III Support GoalSecuring adequate resources is vital to the success of Special Olympics and combines increased resources with dynamic leadership to deliver the best possible impact for people with Intellectual Disabilities. Special Olympics integrates athletes, families and young people, in leadership roles, to ensure success.

As part of the Global Strategy, Special Olympics is committed to improving support and training for its leaders around the world. In keeping with this strategic goal the aim is to roll out trainings and interactions that engage and inspire leaders, especially emerging leaders to become visionary, dynamic leaders that drive the development and growth of Special Olympics in their country or state.

The Special Olympics Leadership Academy-II The Special Olympics Leadership Academy- II opened on 17 May 2016 at the Scottish High International School, Gurgaon, Haryana led by Denis Doolan Chief, Organizational Excellence and Olga Yakimakho, Senior Manager, Organizational Excellence. Lessons were new, training methods were unconventional and diverse, and experiences shared by panelists were relatable and inspiring. Running its course through a duration of 4 days until 20th of May the Academy reached out to 33 participants from 7 countries of the Asia Pacific Region including 12 states of India.

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Regional Area Director’s MeetA meeting of Area Directors of the East and North East Region States was held in Calcutta, followed by another held at New Delhi covering states of the North & Central and South & West Regions.

GMS & Program Managers Training- Goa and Assam

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A first ever direct interaction between the National office and the Program Managers took place through a comprehensively planned training workshop covering multiple aspects of their functioning. During the Games Management System (GMS) Camp, two Program Manager’s training workshop were held, one in June 2016 in Goa and the other in Guwahait, Assam in August. The workshop was attended by the SOAP representatives , Mr. Dipak Natali and Mr. Simon Koh

Introducing the Global Strategy to them along side aligning the Indian plan to it , guiding them on grant workbooks and reiterating the importance and implementation of Games Management System (GMS). Healthy Athlete Initiave ,conducting Young Athlete Program along with Family Forum with participation of Athletes was more that the workshop offered. Communications, Media, Photography and essentially documenting Athlete stories structured and streamlined work already undertaken by the Program Managers.

Special Olympics International Team visits IndiaA team from Special Olympics International (SOI)and Special Olympics Asia Pacific (SOAP)toured India witnessing activities across Youth Activation, Young Athlete, Unified Sports conducted in remote rural areas as well as against the urban backdrop. Rebecca Ralston, Haylie Bernacki, Adrian Szamreta, Jenny Zhong, Dipak Natali and Simon Koh visited the states of West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand and Delhi NCR interacting with the Athletes, Families, Youth leaders, as well as authorities exploring potential areas of growth of the Special Olympics program in India as well as strengthening its impact in the Asia Pacific Region. Apeejay School, Pitampura, Amity University and the Diveya jyoti College of Dental Sciences and Research were places visited in the Delhi NCR.

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Pacific Regional Leadership Conference 2016“Working towards an Inclusive Society” was the theme of the Special Olympics Asia Pacific Regional Leadership Conference 2016 held at Singapore from 18th – 20th March 2016

Annual Area Director’s MeetThe Annual Area Director’s Meet was held in Ahmedabad, Gujarat from 6-7 May with the gracious presence of renowned State Govt representatives, Corporate leaders and emminent persons from the Sports world who received a hands on knowhow of the outreach, implementation and potential of the Special Olympics program all over the country.

Madhumita Sarma from Assam and Arpita Mohapatra from Odisha represented India at the Special Olympics Regional Young Athlete Training Workshop held at Dhaka from 2-5 March 2016. The workshop witnessed participation of 13 participants from 6 countries namely, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh,Sri Lanka and India. Mr. Faruquel Islam, National Director, Special Olympics Dhaka and Simon Koh Director Operations SOAP facilitated the sessions addressing challenges faced by the participants in their respective surroundings

Special Olympics Regional

Young Athlete Training Workshop

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National Convention for Severe Intellectual and Multiple DisabilityA first of its kind National Convention for Severe Intellectual and Multiple Disability was held from 26-28 June 2016 in Bhimtal, Uttarakhand, organized by the SO Bharat UP and Uttarakhand Chapters in collaboration with National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD), Chennai. Few eminent and brave hearts with motor restrictions were invited to share their experiences. Day one witnessed participation of 39 athletes in MATP while 49 underwent Opening eyes, Special Smiles and Healthy Hearing screenings. The next two days of the convention held a conference deliberating with a group of 150 representatives from Research Institutes and other related fields.

Motor Activities Training Program (MATP) Clinic

Mr. Sudeep Saxena , Physiotherapist from UP and Mr. B.S.Santhosh Kanna, Physiotherapist (Sports Physiotherapy)from Tamil Nadu participated at a Motor Activities Training Program (MATP) Clinic held in Singapore in September 2016. SOAP conducted the training clinic for a group of 28 volunteer physiotherapist, educators of special educators and exercise trainers participants on 28 and 29 Sept 2016. The trainer for this training clinic was Dr. Eleni Rossides, a master trainer specialize in MATP for the athletes.

Athlete Leadership Program

An Athlete Leadership Program was held at the Hi-Tech Institute of Engineering & Technology, Ghaziabad, UP in October 2016. Following the training, the Athlete leaders moved on to receive the Coaches training till the 9th of October. As a precursor to the Ghaziabad training a session with the prospective Athlete Leaders was held at the National Office.

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Youth ActivationSpecial Olympics Bharat started a new innings at Amity University UP Campus touching lives of 140 students from departments of Rehabilitation Services, Physical education, Law, Political Science and Architecture.

International Yoga day- the

Unified WayPriyanka Goswami, a dynamic addition to the growing SO Bharat Youth leader Club led a Youth Activation program in Guwahati on 20 and 21 June. A Unified Yoga Program was carried out with all the participants, the next day.

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This has been an exciting year for SO Bharat as the new startegic plan unfolded bringing with it a paradigm shift in our perspective. New realities that have emerged promise

to hasten our long ambition of awareness and inclusion.

We have succeeded in revising our priorities and re- aligning our program with the new guidelines that have been laid down. We are pleased that we still have the challenge of reaching to large numbers of children especially Young Athletes and Youth and I am sure that the outcome and impact of these changes will bear fruit

SO Bharat did not find any difficulties in changing track to meet thes, e requirements . We continue to engage in large numbers and are delighted that

our early intervention, harnessing the youth and broadening our network will strengthen our endeavours in the years ahead. We’d like to bring on record that

we find ourselves working more closely with SOI and SOAP .Its like the saying

“ I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot;

Together we can do great things”- Mother Teresa

Part III- CONCLUSIONIn the Words of Air Marshal Denzil Keelor PVSM, KC, AVSM, VrC

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Our commitment and determination continues and our morale is high...

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