Nyasha Derera served with Special Olympics as a Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger from 2019 to 2023. He is a short and long distance runner who most recently completed the 2022 Berlin Marathon leading up to the 2022 Berlin World Games. He is a Global Health Messenger and past Chairperson of the Special Olympics Global Athlete Congress. Through his leadership roles he speaks with confidence, kindness, empathy, bravery and compassion.
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Learn more about Nyasha:
- Nyasha Derera, Special Olympics Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger (specialolympics.org)
- Role Model & Advocate: Meet Nyasha (specialolympics.org)
- Nyasha Derera at the United Nations (specialolympics.org)
- Special Olympics Leadership Profile (specialolympics.org)
- LinkedIn Profile (linkedin.com)
- From Africa to the World – Meet Special Olympics Africa Region’s Newest Global Messenger (medium.com)
- Special Olympics at the Berlin Marathon (medium.com)
- Surgeon General Vivek Murthy underscores mental health at Special Olympics event (mmm-online.com)