Ocean Outdoor Netherlands is proud to announce its partnerships with Special Olympics Nederland and Jeugdfonds Sport & Cultuur. These partnerships underline Ocean Outdoor’s commitment to making sport and culture accessible to all and giving athletes a stage, both literally and figuratively.

A stage for athletes with a mental disability

Special Olympics Netherlands offers athletes with a mental disability the chance to shine and increase their self-confidence. Through this collaboration, Ocean Outdoor helps make them more visible and bring their achievements to wide attention.

‘It is inspiring how Ocean Outdoor uses their platform to make our athletes shine. Thanks to Ocean Outdoor, our athletes are seen by thousands!’ – Rachel Richardson, Director Special Olympics Netherlands.

‘For the National Games, we are constantly looking for special ways to put our athletes in the spotlight. From the very first encounter, Ocean Outdoor understands this like no other. The enthusiasm and passion that comes straight from the hearts of Xavier, Jorinde and colleagues is the fire we are looking for in a great partnership. We are therefore very much looking forward to building a wonderful campaign together for the Special Olympics National Games Haarlem 2026 and I am personally very proud that after the 2024 edition we can extend the cooperation in this way.’ – Niels Cannegieter, Project Director Special Olympics National Games Haarlem 2026

Making sport and culture accessible to all children

In Amsterdam, one in five children grows up in poverty, which means thousands of children do not have access to sports and culture. Jeugdfonds Sport & Cultuur Amsterdam ensures that these children can still participate. Ocean Outdoor contributes to the visibility of the fund and the recruitment of sponsors so that more families find their way to support.

‘There are many children in Amsterdam who need support to participate in sports, music, dance or diploma swimming. We do our best to reach as many of these children as possible. To this end, we cooperate with many organisations from the social, sports, cultural and business domain. It is very important for us to be visible and to raise awareness among parents and potential partners. We are therefore enormously proud and happy that OCEAN as wants to contribute to this.’ – Levi Heimans, Director Youth Fund Sport & Culture

Making an impact together

‘Ocean believes it is important that everyone should have the opportunity to participate in sports and cultural activities. With our with partnership Jeugdfonds Sport & Cultuur Amsterdam we want inform everyone about the possibilities to play sports in and around Amsterdam. Through our partnership with Special Olympics Netherlands we hope to contribute to an inclusive society where everyone gets a stage to shine.’ – Jorinde Hehanussa, Manager Partnerships & CSR, Ocean Outdoor Netherlands.