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Skateistan
Location:

Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan
Category:

Culture & Sports
Published: 10 March 2009
Progress:
86% funded
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Skateistan - What's that?
Skateistan is Afghanistan’s (and the world’s) first co-educational skateboarding school. The school engages growing numbers of urban and internally-displaced youth in Afghanistan through skateboarding, and provides them with new opportunities in cross-cultural interaction, education, and personal empowerment programs. The students are selected from all of Afghanistan’s diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. They will develop skills in skateboarding, skateboarding instruction, healthy habits, civic responsibility, information technology, the arts, and languages. The students themselves decide what they want to learn; we connect them with teachers who will enable them to develop the skills that they consider important.

Since Skateistan has been active in Kabul, we’ve seen that Afghan youth of all ethnicities, genders, and socioeconomic backgrounds love to skateboard. Skateistan brings them together, equipping young men and women to lead their communities toward social change and development.

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Incomplete (6):

  • Solarstrom für die Skatehalle

    Still needed: 1 • Published 21 December 2009
    Die Strahlungssumme der Sonne ist in Afghanistan ca. 2000 kwh/qm. Die Skatehalle bietet mit ihrer Grundfläche von 1800 qm gute Voraussetzungen für eine Solarstromanlage.Wir suchen neben dem Material einen Partner, der die Anlage fachgerecht anbringt.

  • 12 First Aid Material

    One for 50 Euro. • Still needed: 600 Euro • Published 08 March 2010
    Um bei Stürzen schnell helfen zu können, braucht Skateistan Erste-Hilfe-Materialien. Ein Sicherheitspaket besteht aus Kühlspray, Eispacks, Bandagen und Pflaster. Für die vielen Kinder, die regelmäßig trainieren werden größere Mengen benötigt.

  • 50 Strümpfe für die Kinder

    One for 2 Euro. • Still needed: 100 Euro • Published 08 March 2010
    Für die meisten afghanischen Kinder sind Schuhe und auch Strümpfe purer Luxus. Barfuss skaten ist allerdings nicht machbar, daher möchte Skateistan Strümpfe für die Kinder besorgen, damit auch die ärmeren Kinder skaten lernen können

  • Ausstattung für die Schule

    Still needed: 1 • Published 21 December 2009
    Um auch schon den Kleinsten den Schulalltag nahe zu bringen,soll in der Skatehalle auch gemalt,gebastelt und gespielt werden. Dafür werden Wasserfarben gebraucht,die es jedoch in Kabul kaum zu kaufen gibt. Daher freut sich das Team über Sachspenden.

  • Handtücher für die Skatehalle

    Still needed: 1 • Published 21 December 2009
    In der neuen Skatehalle gibt es Umkleideräume und Duschen. Allein die Nutzung dieser Einrichtungen ermöglicht den Kindern eine ganz neue Lebensqualität und Gesundheit. Für die Umkleiden benötigt das Team noch Handtücher.

Completed (28):

  • Warme Mahlzeiten

    50 Euro. • Published 10 March 2009
    Wer sich viel bewegt, der muss auch richtig essen: Mit nur 50 Euro im Monat lassen sich 8-10 warme Mahlzeiten für rund 30 Waisenkinder bereitstellen, die zweimal in der Woche von dem Skateistan-Team besucht werden und lernen Skateboard zu fahren.

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English (12):

    j. wardag
    j. wardag

    First Classes Begin

    by j. wardag, posted about 1 month ago

    School is in session at Skateistan! Classes are broken up into groups that alternate daily between male and female students. Programming is divided equally between time in class and instruction in the skate park. Classes are participatory lessons

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  • N. Kinzler

    N. Kinzler

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    I live in Austin TX USA, our local skateshop, 'Apparition', supports Skateistan. That's where I learned about this project and I whole heartedly support it. It's ideas like this that bring hope and possibility where often there is none. Please consider supporting this worthy cause.

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  • M. Sommeregger
    M. Sommeregger
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    Berlin, Germany
    by M. Sommeregger, asked on 10 July 2009 at 10:29 AM
    Do you guys have problems with military or political pressure? Can you work freely with the kids, do you also get local support? I have skated for years and to me skateboarding was a important part of my life. Skating is a way of being free and creative. You skate with friends, you use the streets creatively and you want to get better and achieve something. If you can manage to get the skaters into some school classes as well I think you can make a difference. What kind of classes besides skateboarding do you teach? All the best, Max
    • j. wardag
      j. wardag
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      by j. wardag, asked on 02 August 2009 at 02:53 PM
      Political and military pressure are ever present in any activity in Afghanistan. Obviously our work and strategy is framed within the context of the current political and military situation. Local support is inherent to the implementation of our activities. As you stated, skating is a way of being free and creative. As such, we offer the opportunity for kids to do this in a safe and positive environment and it has been well received by the community so far. Without the kid's and community's desire for Skateistan activities to happen, they wouldn't. Currently our programs aim to micro-finance all working, non-enrolled children back into public school. Additionally, we will be providing after school tutoring sessions and pre-skate session classes which discuss health and current events. Also, we will be offering cultural courses in areas such as Afghan poetry, theatre, history, painting/drawing, and music. Best, Max

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