They Come for the Skateboarding. They Stay for the Education.
A little optimistic holiday cheer by way of this short about girls at skateboarding school in the unlikeliest of places: Kabul, Afghanistan. Watch those happy girl faces at the white board doing math and those happy girl feet wiggle into sneaks, and feel your heart swell with Afghan Girl Power pride. The school has a 40% female enrollment, which is astounding for Afghanistan, and incidentally, a whole lot higher than most co-ed skateboarding programs in the U.S. (Which is a subject for another day.)
You can learn more about the Skateistan project and find out how to help support it here.
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