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[Skateistan] The Female Skaters of Cambodia

There has been a lot of intrigue and attention around Skateistan and their use of skateboarding to empower cultures and in particular women around the World. So we set off with board under arm all the way to Cambodia to see how things were rolling over there for the ladies stepping on skateboards. We met […]

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[Skateistan] The State of Skate

Skateboarding in Afghanistan – The idea sounds crazy, doesn’t it? There are now over 750 skateboarders in Afghanistan – and nearly half of them are girls. How did this even happen? In a place where the female literacy rate is only 13%, where girls access to education, let alone sports, is barely existent… The Skateistan […]

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[Skateistan] A Champion of Learning Through Play

Skateistan was recently named one of the LEGO Foundation and Ashoka’s Champions of Learning Through Play. #play2learn In Afghanistan, Cambodia and South Africa, opportunities for play are few and far between, yet the youth there are incredibly resourceful and innately know that play is valuable. They will step on a skateboard for the first time […]

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[Skateistan] More Strong: Skateboarding in Cambodia

In July 2014, Bill Bycroft and Rachel Turner travelled from New Zealand to Phnom Penh to meet the Skateistan Cambodia team. The couple share a passion for skateboarding, traveling and filmmaking, and were inspired to see that skateboarding has such a positive impact on kids. Skateboarding is only just emerging as a sport in Cambodia, […]

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[Skateistan] Jamie Thomas in Afghanistan

Entirely filmed and edited by former Skateistan student, Hamdullah. In June 2014, skater Jamie Thomas and photographer Chad Foreman visited Skateistan in Afghanistan for the very first time. Jamie is the founder of Zero Skateboards and Fallen Footwear, which have been key supporters of Skateistan since back in 2009. Not only have these sponsorships kept […]

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[Skateistan] Oliver Percovich | TEDxSydney

Oliver Percovich first skated in an empty pool at the age of six, while growing up in Papua New Guinea. In 2007 Oliver moved to Afghanistan from Australia when his girlfriend took a job in Kabul. Bored, he would skate the beleaguered city, and became a sort of pied half-piper, attracting street kids that would […]

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[Skateistan] Hanifa’s Story

Meet Hanifa: 14-year-old Hanifa is one of Afghanistan’s most talented skaters. Starting out in Skateistan’s creative arts and skateboarding program, Hanifa began as a student but has quickly become an excellent female role model and an inspiring teacher. Since first joining the Skateistan program in 2010, she has gone from selling tea in a local […]

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[Skateistan] Afghanistan’s Girl Skaters

Curious about what’s happening during the summer days at Skateistan in Kabul? Well, in July we filmed various girls’ classes to share what they’ve been up to, both in the skatepark and the classroom.

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[Skateistan] Go Skateboarding Day: Kabul 2011

Almost 200 Afghan youths took to the streets of Kabul on June 21st 2011 to join fellow skaters around the world in celebrating the annual Go Skateboarding Day (GSD).

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[Skateistan] To Live and Skate Kabul

Skateistan: To Live And Skate Kabul is a beautiful and moving short film that follows the lives of two young skateboarders from Afghanistan who attend the Skateistan project. Juxtaposing the harsh reality of life in Kabul with the hopes and ambitions of the country’s children, the film is a touching ray of light from a […]

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