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Skateistan〔(Skateistan Official Site )〕 is an international non-governmental organization that works with youth from a range of ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds to build trust and to provide empowerment through a combination of skateboarding and educational activities. It was established in May 2007 with the opening of the first Skateistan facility in Kabul, Afghanistan. It has since expanded, with project sites in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan; Phnom Penh, Cambodia; and Johannesburg, South Africa. Its international headquarters is in Berlin, Germany. ==History== The idea of Skateistan began in 2007 when Australian Oliver Percovich arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan, with three skateboards and began skateboarding in the streets with children and youth. Percovich perceived the lack of opportunities for young Afghans, especially girls and working children, and realized that skateboarding was a way to engage them and build community. Skateistan took shape in the following years, with the help of international donors and skateboard industry partners. It was officially registered as an Afghan NGO in July 2009. On October 29, 2009 Skateistan officially opened Afghanistan's first skatepark within a 1750m2 facility that includes classrooms, offices, a sport court and the indoor skatepark.〔(La Times "Afghan kids find skateboards the wheel deal" )〕 A second facility was opened in northern Afghanistan in May 2013, in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif. Skateistan has also grown to run skateboarding and educational programming for children in other countries: In 2011 Skateistan Cambodia was founded in Phnom Penh, and in 2014 Skateistan South Africa was founded in Johannesburg. In 2012 Skateistan moved its international administrative headquarters from Kabul, Afghanistan, to Berlin, Germany.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://skateistan.org/annual-report-2012 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Skateistan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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