Skateistan
| Skateistan | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Non-governmental organization |
| founding | 2007, Kabul , Afghanistan |
| Seat | Berlin , Germany |
| main emphasis | Education , tolerance , development cooperation |
| method | Skateboarding , art , sports , innovation |
| Action space | Afghanistan , Cambodia , Pakistan |
| people | Oliver Percovich , founder and managing director |
| Website | www.skateistan.org |
Skateistan is a non-governmental organization that brings together young people from different ethnic groups and social classes in Afghanistan . The organization offers skateboarding lessons designed to give young people confidence and help them overcome borders based on tribal or social background. In addition, the organization pursues the goal of getting the young people back to school and supporting their training with their own educational offers. Skateistan was founded in 2007 and has its headquarters in the Afghan capital Kabul .
history
Skateistan was founded by the Australian Oliver Percovich, who first visited Afghanistan in February 2007. Skateistan is the only skate school in Afghanistan.
Percovich developed the idea of a skate school when he arrived in Kabul in 2007 with three skateboards in his luggage and while skateboarding was repeatedly approached by Afghan boys and girls who also wanted to skateboard. Percovich initially gave informal skate lessons in a dried up well in Kabul, but soon made a plan to expand the activities. Young people in Afghanistan, especially girls, have few opportunities for sport and leisure activities. Percovich had the idea that he could reach the youngsters through the skate lessons and give them a sense of community that often doesn't exist in Afghanistan with its tribal structures and strong social differences. In the years that followed, Skateistan slowly took shape with the help of international donors and partners in the skateboarding industry. In July 2009, Skateistan officially registered as an Afghan non-governmental organization.
On October 29, 2009 Skateistan opened a skate hall with a total of 1,750 m². Here the Afghan students can learn to skate in a safe environment. In the classrooms also set up in the hall, the organization offers additional educational offers, such as computer courses.
Awards
- 2009: “NGO of the Year Award” at the Peace and Sport Forum in Monaco
- 2009: Golden "Dove of Peace". The life-size golden dove is one of 30 pieces that the German artist Richard Hillinger created on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the UN Human Rights Charter.
- 2009: 1st place in the “Architecture for Sport with a Social Outcome” category in a competition organized by the Architecture for Humanity organization and the Nike initiative Gamechangers
- 2010: Award of the short film To Live and Skate Kabul as “Best Documentary” and “Best Cinematography” at the first annual LA Skate Film Festival
- 2011: The short film To Live and Skate Kabul was nominated in the categories “Best Editing” and “Best Cinematography” at the Sundance Film Festival in Salt Lake City, USA
- 2011: Nomination of the documentary Four Wheels and a Board in Kabul for the “Social Justice Award” at the Santa Barbara Film Festival in the USA
- 2011: ISPO “Brand New Social Awareness” Award
- 2011: Both the documentary Four Wheels and a Board in Kabul and the short film To Live and Skate Kabul are shown as main films at the Middle East Now film festival in Florence, Italy.
- 2011: Award of the short film To Live and Skate Kabul as “Best Cultural Film” at the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival
- 2011: Peace & Sport’s "Image of the Year" Award
- 2011: Beyond Sport Awards : Nomination in the categories "Sport for Conflict Resolution" and "Sport for Education"
- 2012: Beyond Sport Awards: “Innovation through Sport” jury award and nomination for the “Sport for Social Inclusion” award
- 2017: Creator Award
Web links
- skateistan.org - International website of the organization
- skateistan.de - Website of the German branch of the organization
- Skateistan: To Live And Skate Kabul - Short film about a group of young Afghan skateboarders
- facebook.com/skateistan - Facebook presence of the organization
Individual evidence
- ↑ Skateistan - Skating and Learning in Afghanistan Polarstern
- ↑ La Times "Afghan kids find skateboards the wheel deal"
- ↑ Peace and Sport "Awards 2009" ( Memento of the original from June 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Skateistan Blog "Golden Dove Handover" ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ LA Skate Film Festival Official Site "Winners 2010" ( Memento of the original from April 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Middle East Now Film Festival Official Site ( Memento of the original from August 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Grain Media "Wins Another Award"
- ↑ Creator Awards - winners ceremoniously honored at the Motorwerk in Berlin. In: StartupValley.news. September 27, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017 .
