<p><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Skateboarding is a positive and empowering activity, especially for young girls and women – and it’s a great tool to develop leadership. That’s why last year, Skateistan joined up with Women Win (an NGO that focuses on empowering women through sport) to launch the first round of the ROLL Models program. The aim of ROLL Models is to empower the next generation of women leaders through leadership training and seed grants. A total of 26 womxn were selected to be part of the 2020 ROLL Models program and carry out their own skateboarding projects for girls and women in Greece, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK and Belgium. They also attended an online Leadership Camp.</span></span></strong></span></span></span></p>

<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The following two ROLL Models had the common idea of developing a Skate Week in their cities aimed at getting more girls on boards in their local areas. In contrast to the previous ROLL Models interviewed for this blog series, Beatriz and Lina applied for the call as individuals – without the support of an existing organization. We think this point of view may be interesting to anyone wanting to run a skateboarding project on their own. Learn more about their projects below!&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
