Uploaded September 2010 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Most people might think that helmets, knee pads, and skateboards are unusual tools for rebuilding a society, but not Oliver Percovich, who in 2007 founded Skateistan, Afghanistan's first and only co-ed skateboarding school. Families will often dedicate their limited resources to investing in the education and futures of their sons at the expense of their daughters.
➔ At Skateistan, girls are given the same opportunities that are afforded to boys and are provided a safe space where they can develop a sense of freedom. Percovich hopes that the new-found confidence coming out of this experience will help young women take charge of rebuilding of a society fractured by war.
2022 Update: Sadly, with the return of the Taliban, the sense of possibility that girls gained by learning to skateboard may soon be a remnant of the past.
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Most people might think that helmets, knee pads, and skateboards are unusual tools for rebuilding a society, but not Oliver Percovich, who in 2007 founded Skateistan, Afghanistan's first and only co-ed skateboarding school. Families will often dedicate their limited resources to investing in the education and futures of their sons at the expense of their daughters.
➔ At Skateistan, girls are given the same opportunities that are afforded to boys and are provided a safe space where they can develop a sense of freedom. Percovich hopes that the new-found confidence coming out of this experience will help young women take charge of rebuilding of a society fractured by war.
2022 Update: Sadly, with the return of the Taliban, the sense of possibility that girls gained by learning to skateboard may soon be a remnant of the past.
🎥 Director/Producer: Iara Lee - Korean-Brazilian 🇰🇷 🇧🇷 activist filmmaker, world traveler and sports enthusiast 🏊🏻♀️🏃🏼♀️ 🚴🏻♀️ INSTAGRAM: @iara_lee
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