<p dir="ltr">Skateistan spread the joy of Go Skateboarding Day to Bamyan province in an Outreach session for the first time. Skateboarders from both Kabul and Mazar’s Skate School traveled to Bamyan to have skate demos and introduce the sport to the community.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr">The first event was held at a high school where more than a hundred children had the opportunity to see and try skateboarding for the first time. Skateistan then headed to an orphanage to introduce skateboarding to future skaters, informing the local community about the work that Skateistan does. In the end, over 250 students, family members, and staff, and got a whole bunch of new skaters stoked to get on a board.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr">To introduce skateboarding to the community and to give participants a chance to skate outside, Educators in Mazar encouraged students, youth leaders and staff members to participate in a street skating session. Participants then joined their friends and families inside the Skate School and practiced their new skills in a skate competition later in the day. More than 200 participants including students and their family members, partner staff, celebrated this event in the skatepark. The event included speeches from Skateistan program officers, Community Educators, a gymnastics show from the circus team, and concluded with a skate competition among students and youth leaders. Each student had one minute to show their tricks, and the winners were presented with prizes such as skateboards, T-shirts and stickers.&nbsp;</p>
