Skateistan Video from CNN

Skateistan
Posted by John Bradford

Skateboarding in Afghanistan. When skateboarding hits CNN, it catches your attention. And this time its not a blurb about Tony Hawk doing a 900. In a part of a world that no non military westerner wants to touch with a 100 mile pole, Australian Oliver Percovich has relocated there and founded Skateistan, a foundation to help poor children in war torn Afghanistan cope with their tough lives. Watch the video... he's literally fighting terrorism with skateboarding...

More at Skateistan.org and CNN.COM

Reader Comments

Posted Thu Aug13, 2009, 9:21 PM — By gnarkill

CRAZY. WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD GO THERE?

Posted Sun Aug16, 2009, 5:46 AM — By awesome

this is a great idea very inspiring makes me not want to take skating for granted makes me really feel privliged for living where I do and all the oppertunitys that I have!

Posted Sun Aug16, 2009, 5:51 AM — By awesome

this is a great idea very inspiring makes me not want to take skating for granted makes me really feel privliged for living where I do and all the oppertunitys that I have!

Posted Sun Aug16, 2009, 10:54 AM — By suggestion box

Instead of just teaching Western things...why not hire a local to teach the Afgahni language as WELL as English...... Create a job for an Afgahni as well as let the kids have pride in their heritage??? Just a thought.