 2021 social skateboarding survey results are out  2021 social skateboarding survey results are out rubymateja wed 2022022 1221 mon 1312022 1200 posted by the goodpush team how have social skateboarding projects worldwide adapted their programs in order to respond to the uncertain global changes  survey pushing boarders skateboarding the results of the 2021 edition of the survey of social skateboarding projects worldwide by skateistan and pushing boarders are now published  in 2021 we received answers from 98 skateboarding projects working in 39 countries worldwide who reach a combined 16364 participants each week with covid19 continuing to disrupt the world 2021 was largely about problemsolving in order to overcome challenges this year s report shows how social skateboarding projects have adapted their programs in order to respond to the uncertain global changes the purpose of this annual survey running since 2018 is to better understand and document the aims impact and activities of the social skateboarding world the 2021 survey results highlight the various ways in which projects have positively moved forwards with 42 implementing a greater focus on mental health and wellbeing for staff and participants and 40 being more open to collaboration skateistan cambodia phnom penh the negative impacts of covid19 remain very high with a slight decrease to 94 of projects affected compared to 97 in 2020 however this survey highlights the various ways in which projects have positively moved forwards with 42 implementing a greater focus on mental health and wellbeing for staff and participants and 40 being more open to collaboration with an increasing shift towards inclusion the results show more diversity in the participants as well as within the staffing teams of projects worldwide 78 of projects have at least one womxn as staff which is an 11 increase from 2020 55 of projects have at least one person of color as staff a 13 increase from 2020 with further increases of 9 for both lgbtqi team members and people with disabilities the social skateboarding world continues to grow we are adding new entries of projects from all corners of the globe to the goodpush  social skate map every week let s continue to push for improved practices and accessible inclusive programs    overview of key results  participants  the 98 projects combined work with approximately 16364 participants weekly 41 of these participants are girls down from 50 from 2020 60 of projects in 2021 work with people of color 52 work with the lgbtqi community 39 work with people with disabilities 30 work with migrants and refugees   staff volunteer diversity we see significant progress across the board for the inclusion of marginalized communities within the staffing teams of projects worldwide 78 of projects have at least one womxn as staff which is an 11 increase from 2020 and 28 have 5 or more womxn team members from the total number of 1684 staff and volunteers 29 are people of color 12 identify as lgbtqi although this data is not always known and 4 are people with disabilities  interestingly the percentage of projects that have fulltime paid staff has risen by 8 while the percentage of projects that have parttime paid staff has dropped by 18 these figures could suggest parttime staff either progressing to fulltime employment or being let go due to programs being on hiatus or funding difficulties budget the total budget of all 98 projects combined is 7417500 usd compared to 6650500 usd for 117 projects in 2020 and 9900000 usd for 124 projects in 2019 this suggests that after the drop in 2020 due to closures of programs etc the total budget is almost back to what it was in 2019 and this is while many projects are still experiencing negative effects and restrictions due to covid19 this highlights great resilience of the projects to sustain themselves through this challenging period   how were projects affected by covid19  in 2021 only 6 of projects who completed the survey stated they were not affected by covid19 a slight improvement from 3 in 2020 program interruptions and funding concerns remain a huge roadblock for projects worldwide with additional negative effects of cancelled events and reduction of girls participation stated positive effects noted were time to organize plan for the future and develop curriculums as well as improving project governance and logistics adaptions taken by projects due to covid19 the 2021 survey shows just how resourceful social skateboarding projects around the world have been in order to sustain themselves through these uncertain times these adaptations are just a select group of positive outcomes from covid19 with respondents also highlighting an increase of people interested in taking up skateboarding new and improved safety precautions as well as implementing new outreach programs keep on keeping on    a massive thank you to everyone who took the time to fill out the 2021 survey these survey results will help to shape how the goodpush alliance serves and supports the social skateboarding community worldwide in 2022 and beyond  