🔱 Ethiopiaskate 💭 W hat is it❓ 🔸A skateboarding movement 💭 Where❓ 🔸There's 1 completed skate park located in Bisrate gebriel, in Woreda 3 youth center. 🔸More skate parks are coming up all over Addis. 📌 Ethiopiaskate is a skate movement started by kids from all over Addis Ababa that gathered in Bisrate Gebriel to show off their individual skills. It was initiated in 2013 by a skater when he was gifted 1 skateboard and started teaching 25+ kids with that board. A filmmaker noticed them and started helping them to start an association. Now they are a non profit based in California. 📌 The movement is about giving street kids a way to express themselves and grow with a family. Ethiopiaskate tries to be involved in kids/skaters lives to keep them in school and out of trouble. Simply put, it is a road to success if the kids show a dedication and interest in skateboarding. 📌 The skatepark in Bisrate Gebriel is built to professional standards. It is 650sqm and it has all the necessary ramps and obstacles for training and recreation. 💭 How can people be involved❓ 🔸 Ethiopiaskate work with investors and sports agencies to build parks all over Addis Ababa. They want to expand skateboarding to other corners of the city and Ethiopia. 🔸Just starting to skate is a big step so that this sport can grow in Addis.