Campaign Author Title Lietuvos specialiosios olimpiados komitetas is organizing this fundraiser.

We are the Lithuanian Special Olympics Committee (LSOK) - we care for children, young people and adults with intellectual disabilities who play sports. We work with people with an Intelligence Quotient (IQ) between 20 and 70 (the average person has an IQ of around 100).

Swimming is one of the most beneficial sports for children and young people with intellectual disabilities. It is a vital skill: it builds healthy habits, self-confidence and helps to integrate into the community.

Rapolas and Karolina are just some of the 1200 Young people with special needs playing sport in Lithuania. They train hard in the pool and dream of swimming to victory. But there are more children and young people wanting to play sport than we can take on - there is a lack of funding. So we need your support.

To provide training, we need to rent pool lanes, hire high-calibre coaches, buy equipment and fund competitions and travel.

The most talented swimmers become athletes with special needs, compete in competitions in Lithuania and abroad, and represent Lithuania at the Special Olympics World Games.

Your donations will allow us to help children and young people achieve their dreams. The donation will be used for swimming training, pool lane rental in Vilnius, Palanga and Panevėžys, coaches' salaries, equipment and travel to competitions.

We are very proud of our athletes who have already won medals for Lithuania! We invite you to contribute to the future athletes' ability to train and prepare for competitions - their achievements become our achievements.

Some of the funds raised will also be used to rent gymnasiums in Vilnius and a winter sports base in Ignalina to allow us to train other sports.

Special needs athletes are currently preparing for the Special Olympics. The Special Olympics Winter Games will be held in Turin, Italy, in 2025 (2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games), involving two Lithuanian national teams.

Special Olympics Summer Games 2027 (2027 Special Olympics World Summer Games) in Santiago, Chile, where 12 Lithuanian teams will compete in 12 sports.

Our aim is to bring together children, young people and adults with intellectual disabilities in a large sporting community where they can develop themselves, form healthy habits and improve their well-being.

Research shows that training in different sports improves the physical and psychological well-being of people with intellectual disabilities, and helps their families and society to accept people with disabilities.

How the project benefits and how sport helps people with intellectual disabilities:

  • Builds self-confidence - sporting achievements boost the self-esteem of children and young people.
  • Strengthens physical health - swimming and other sports build endurance and coordination.
  • Builds healthy habits - regular exercise lays the foundations for a healthy lifestyle.
  • Helps social integration - training promotes communication and team skills.
  • Improves psychological health - sport reduces stress and improves emotional well-being.
  • Creates a level playing field - LSOC provides the opportunity to participate in professional sport and represent Lithuania in the Special Olympics.

We are members of the international organisation Special Olympics. It is the world's largest sports organisation for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, active since 1968 and headquartered in Washington, DC, USA.

"Special Olympics brings together around 5 million people from 177 countries. More than 100,000 sporting events take place around the world each year, of which around 40 are held in Lithuania, thanks to events organised by our Committee.

Lithuanian Special Olympics Committee: https://www.lsok.lt

Thank you for believing in us!

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Litvinskas

10,00€

2024-10-25

Zita

10,00€

2024-10-13

Anonymous

25,00€

2024-10-13

Anonymous

50,00€

2024-10-11

Anonymous

10,00€

2024-10-10

Anonymous

10,00€

2024-10-09

Anonymous

10,00€

2024-10-09

Indrė

10,00€

2024-10-09

Anonymous

25,00€

2024-10-08

I will swim to victory! Would you support the training?

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Litvinskas

10,00€

2024-10-25

Zita

10,00€

2024-10-13

Anonymous

25,00€

2024-10-13

Anonymous

50,00€

2024-10-11