The World On Board!

We are an award-winning NGO, driving a global movement in skateboarding and creative learning. Bold, inclusive and playful, we do whatever it takes to create spaces where young people can learn, play, and shape their futures.
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Skateistan means

land of skateboarding.

Our truly-international partnership model builds skateboarding infrastructure and schools all over the world, delivers programs and equipment, and facilitates a network of over 800 social-skate projects with funding and resources.

By focusing on at-risk, BIPOC and migrant communities, we promote inclusivity, diversity, resilience and autonomy. Skateistan stretches across humanity, and anybody can be a citizen. Together we can become the most recognized cultural actor in skateboarding.

In everything we do,
we want to bring the world on board.
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Join our global movement for change

Skateistan’s story is the story of our skate schools. Five education facilities with state-of-the-art skateparks, found across Afghanistan, South Africa and Cambodia, where girls and boys of all walks of life can learn, play and shape their futures.

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SIAB is an international programs partnership model which mobilizes funding, resources, knowledge and more for grassroots and established organizations all around the world. Each partnership is bespoke and unique to our partner’s needs.

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The Goodpush is an initiative by Skateistan to support and share knowledge among social skateboarding projects worldwide, including training & funding to skateboarding projects. The Goodpush operates both online and in person.

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TRANSPARENCY

Big Data!

40+

Global locations running skateboarding & arts programs.

6,000+

Participants per week globally, as an average.

211,729

Annual participations, based on numbers from 2023.

52%

of our participants identify as girls or young women.

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November 11, 2024

It’s time to stand with at-risk girls & women of color all over the world

Every child deserves a chance to live their dream and shape their future. But for at-risk girls and women of color, opportunities for play, education and self expression are often hard to find.

October 7, 2024

The World On Board - Series One WRAPPED!

Last month, we released episode 3 of The World On Board, completing our first series of documentaries. And what an awesome 2024 it's been, visiting these projects and finding out how we can better support our partners all over the world. Enjoy watching all three, and spread the word! 

August 29, 2024

We're looking for new partners!

In 2025, we will prioritize the thematic areas of racial justice and gender equity, and are looking for partners that tackle them through your programs. Apply today!

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Anybody can be a Citizen of Skateistan

From brand partners and foundations, to donors and ambassadors, Skateistan wouldn't be the award-winning international NGO it is today without our supporters & those who have recognized our work.

Skateistan stretches across humanity, and anybody can be a citizen. All you’ve gotta do is dig what we’re about, and believe that everybody—regardless of spiritual beliefs, birth country, race, gender, sexual orientation, or push stance—is of equal worth.

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