Wed, 13 Sep 2017 13:57:58 +0000 By Grace Chaile Lesoesta FIRST Lady Esther Lungu has been appointed the Special Olympics 50th anniversary ambassador for the African region to champion the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in sport. During the unveiling ceremony of the First Lady as ambassador at a Special Olympics leadership academy at Olympic Youth Development Centre in Lusaka yesterday, Lungu called on leaders to use God-given capabilities to ensure that no person with intellectual ability was left behind. She advised the Special Olympics leaders to remember that leadership was servanthood and should strive to make a difference in society where the intellectually disabled are side-lined. “I am humbled to serve as a liberating champion of those in Africa with intellectual disabilities. In most parts of the world including Africa, persons with disabilities still battle for inclusion in mainstream development,” Lungu said. She was saddened that the intellectual disabled are hidden from society […]
