Almost Skateboards & Sky Brown x Skateistan
GSN“Almost is proud to announce a collaboration with Skateistan, the award-winning non-profit organization empowering children and youth through skateboarding and education. They recently launched…
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Citizen of Skateistan: Sky Brown
Skateboarder Sky Brown is a Citizen of Skateistan. The 8-year-old skater is an inspiration everywhere she goes, with a million and one moves already…
Quartz | Forbidden from Riding Bikes, Fearless Afghan girls are Skateboarding Around Kabul
Australian skateboarder Oliver Percovich created the non-profit Skateistan in 2007, a grassroots project that connects youth and education through skateboarding in Afghanistan. The organization, which has…
ABC | How Girls in Afghanistan Are Skateboarding Their Way to Empowerment
“Young girls in Afghanistan are empowering themselves through an unexpected sport: skateboarding. Non-profit organization Skateistan is cruising through the country’s streets, getting fascinated children to sign up for…
BBC | The Afghan Girls Allowed to Skate but not Cycle
Photographer Jessica Fulford-Dobson talks to Dan Damon about ‘Skate Girls of Kabul’. The first photo ‘Skate Girl’ is shortlisted for the National Portrait Gallery’s…
Tragic Loss Of Skateistan Youth
“On the morning of Saturday September 8th a suicide attack in Kabul claimed the lives of a number of young Afghans. The bomb was…
Skateistan Girls
In October 2010 we had a skateboarding video from girls in Seattle, USA. It took much time to respond but we finally did it! We worked…