Carmelo Sebastian (Dacki) Sandiego

Diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, Dacki completed mainstream schooling from Grade School until High School and is a graduate of the Center of Culinary Arts, Manila.

In 2017, Dacki was offered a scholarship to be trained in the Visual Graphic Design field, and is now a licensed Visual Graphic Designer. He has been actively engaged with Special Olympics Philippines for the past 14 years, and served as a member of the Special Olympics Asia Pacific Regional Youth Input Council 2018-2019.

As a champion of inclusive employment, Dacki was a speaker on the topic of ‘Increasing Post-School Opportunities’ and was part of the organising committee member of the Special Olympics Asia Pacific Youth for Inclusion summit 2019. He also sits on Plan International’s Youth Advisory Panel, funded by the Youth Employment Funders Group. Dacki has been employed as a Human Resources (Recruitment) professional at a multi-national company since February 2018.

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