December 3 is International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a day of observance established by the United Nations in 1992. Volunteers from around the globe celebrate the day in order to promote inclusion and awareness about disability issues. This year’s theme is “Keeping the promise: Mainstreaming disability in the Millennium Development Goals towards 2015 and […]
Last week, representatives from 39 states and 42 countries attended the U.S. Summit for Global Citizen Diplomacy. The event marked the first time in 50 years that public and private leaders gathered to discuss “citizen diplomacy”– the efforts of everyday citizens to engage with the world through people-to-people exchanges. More than 500 people attended the […]
عيد مبارك من مبادرة الأيدي المفتوحة عيد مبارك من مبادرة الأيدي المفتوحة! ونتمنى لأصدقائنا من مختلف أنحاء العالم احتفال سعيد بعيد الأضحى المبارك! November 16 marks Eid Al-Adha (literally “Festival of Sacrifice”), an important Muslim holiday that falls after the end of Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. Open Hands wishes our friends from around the […]
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The Open Hands Initiative would like to congratulate all of those who participated in the 7th Regional Special Olympics, which took place this year in Syria from September 25 to October 3. More than 2,500 athletes from 23 countries across the Middle East and North Africa convened in Damascus to compete in sporting events from […]