Huffington Post: Lessons of life learned on a skateboard
ohn Kiara, 15, wipes sweat off his forehead as he stares down at a stair set of his height. He runs a few steps, hops on a skateboard and jumps down the drop. The impact of landing shakes his balance slightly off and he falls forward on the concrete. Kiara brushes his hands off the […]
„The Impact of Skateboarding for the Youth of Kenya
A statement from Leo Kilel (, one of the founders of the Skateboarding Society of Kenya): “Kenya is a country made up of 42 different tribes; there has been a history of tribal conflicts among the different tribes which has resulted in the loss of lives because of fighting between the tribes. Our politics over […]
A brief introduction to skateboarding and its impact in (East-) Africa
Skateboarding Culture is spreading in (East-) Africa and local initiatives are more and more supported by the international skateboarding community and organizations. Skateboarding began in West Coast America in the 1960s. At times of the year when the surf wasn’t up, pioneers attached roller skates to the underside of their surfboards, allowing them to cruise […]