"We use skateboarding as a tool for empowering youth, to create new opportunities and the potential for change." So reads the mission statement for international non-profit Skateistan, which is committed to teaching Afghani and Cambodian children - 40% of them female - to skate. Founded by Oliver Percovich in 2009, the school is now expanding to Mazar-e-Sharif. (Read more about that, here.)
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Never knew such non-profit exists. I am sure it is beyond meaningful to many Afgan children. Wonderful pix. Thanks for sharing. I am now looking forward to receive their newsletter.
ReplyDeleteLove it! How creative and meaningful.
ReplyDeletewow, this is wonderful. thank you for sharing and opening my eyes to this!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this. I dated a guy who was a 'skater' and I always hated his friends' lack of enthusiasm for girls wanting to skate.
ReplyDeleteSo cool. I want to get involved!
ReplyDeleteSherry, good to know - I'll have to subscribe, too!
ReplyDeleteBadass. Also (and maybe it's been this way for a while and I'm just noticing now, in which case I am so lame...), I like the new font and buttons on your blog! It looks great!
ReplyDeleteSo cool, they all look so happy!
ReplyDeleteKathy, nope, just put those in now! Many thanks to the very knowledgable Bekka Palmer :)
ReplyDeleteThere is so much creativity in the world and it doesn't get nearly the recognition it deserves.
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