Relentless

Building peace in Afghanistan, one skate park at a time.

Welcome to Skateistan. Clumsy name aside, this has got to be one of the best piece of news to come out of the war-torn country we have ever heard.

To the naysayers this would appear a mere drop in what appears to be an ocean of disagreement and cross-cultural tension. But we firmly believe that this is a valuable first step to something much bigger, and so do the people behind the initiative. Under the disguise of a skate park Skateistan in Kabul provides workshops in teamwork, peace building, safety and social development for girls.

We fully support the initiative and hope to see more peace-building initiatives that engage people in actually doing something, rather than just the usual polemics.

For more info: http://skateistan.org/
Photos: Jan Chipcase