Every year, Special Olympics Belgium organises the National Games. In 2026, the Games will be held in Hautes-Fagnes. More than 3,000 athletes, accompanied by 1,200 coaches, are taking part in the Games in around twenty sports disciplines.
Changing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities through sport and promoting their social inclusion. This has been the mission of Special Olympics since it was founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver in the United States. And it works! Since then, Special Olympics has become an international movement active in 193 countries, with more than 5.5 million athletes with a mental disability taking part in adapted sports training and Olympic-type sports competitions, as well as participating in the Healthy Athletes Programme and much more.
Special Olympics Belgium was founded in 1979 and is officially recognized by the Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee. It organises National Games every year (alternatively in Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia) and send delegations of Belgian athletes to the Winter and Summer Special Olympics World Games. These competitions are open to any athlete with intellectual disability who regularly practise a sport at his/her own level. More than just a physical and sport training, these activities enhance the social development of the athletes.
The Opening Ceremony (with Torch Run) and Games will take place from 14th to 16th of May 2026.
More information (FR) on: https://www.special-olympics.be
İş Tanımı
For this edition of the Belgian National Games, volunteers will help on several aspects of the event logistics:
Setting up the sports grounds and/or facilities planned for the 2026 National Games (11 to 13 May)
Supporting athletes during sports competitions (Bocce from 14 to 16 May) : volunteers will provide guidance to athletes for one of the disciplines of the competition: a precision ball sport, related to bowls and "pétanque" called Bocce.
Dismantling the sports fields and/or facilities planned for the 2026 National Games (afternoon of 16 May).
Konaklama ve Yemek
The Games will take place in the Hautes Fagnes, with most of the sports taking place in Malmedy and Spa. Accommodation will be in dormitories and/or flex hotels (modular accommodation) located near the Olympic Village in Malmedy. Meals are provided by the organisation. During the Games – competition days – all volunteers receive virtual money on their wristbands, which they can use in the Olympic Village, where there is a food offering via food trucks in addition to three meals per day.
Konum ve Serbest Zaman
The workcamp will take place in Hautes Fagnes, Belgium.
Notlar
This workcamp requires physical efforts at some moments.
Volunteers are asked to prove a strong interest for the thematic of this event. We are looking for motivated volunteers !
There will be one free day before and one free day after the competition.
Each volunteer receives a Special Olympics volunteer T-shirt, which must be worn during competition days. Spare T-shirts can be provided if necessary.
