 mazaresharif mazaresharif jess wed 5152019 1211 mazaresharif is afghanistan s third largest city and has a high proportion of internally displaced people who have fled to mazaresharif to avoid fighting or insecurity in their hometowns as a result many children are out of school joining skateistan is often the first opportunity afghan girls and boys have to access sport and education providing an identity beyond their socioeconomic status and hope for the future in 2013 we opened our second and biggest afghan skate school in mazaresharif three times the size of the kabul skate school it features indoor and outdoor skateparks classrooms and a separate sports hall complete with a climbing wall programs are run here as well as at orphanages and in partnership with local organizations students living with disabilities participate in skateboarding sports and artseducation sessions at the skate school every week we provide specific girlsonly days with transportation provided in the skateistan bus mazaresharif afghanistan regular students female lowincome background students living with disabilities mazaresharif 