 about us about us goodpushadmin mon 1142019 1548 what s goodpush  the goodpush alliance is an initiative by skateistan  to support and share knowledge among social skateboarding projects worldwide so that we can make a bigger impact together globally there are now more than 200 skateboardingforyouthdevelopment projects working in 60 countries the goodpush alliance provides a platform for these projects to connect and collaborate inspired by the opensource model goodpush offers training and advice on best practice to grassroots skateboarding projects via onsite workshops support calls online resources and awards by registering as a goodpush member you can also post to the community forum and map of social skate projects with more features coming soon  key areas that we re focusing on are  child protection and safety inclusion of girls and children with disabilities integrating skateboarding with educational outcomes and building a network of support among social skateboarding projects skateboarding ngos and charities are continuously innovating to have a bigger impact in their communities and by working together we can strengthen each other s work increase the data showing our impact and build support for all projects using skateboarding as a tool for social change since the goodpush alliance launched in early 2018 we have selected three partner organizations per year to receive a financial award tailored consulting and inperson trainings in 2019 we also ran goodpush knowledgesharing events in denmark and south africa with more than 50 organizations in attendance goodpush partners include make life skate life global 7hills jordan skateqilya palestine free movement skateboarding greece bangladesh street kids aid weskate mongu zambia and skate nottingham uk to find out about upcoming opportunities  sign up for the goodpush newsletter  about the toolkit the goodpush toolkit offers free guidelines and templates to give communitybased projects a head start on running safe highquality skateboarding and creative education for children and youth it features videos guidelines audio interviews and opensource tools the toolkit is aimed at anyone involved in running a skateboarding for youth development project it includes resources for those who are just getting started as well as for more established nonprofit organizations looking to build up their skills and organizational capacity about skateistan skateistan is the first international development initiative to combine skateboarding with educational outcomes founded in 2007 in kabul skateistan now works with 2500 children across afghanistan cambodia and south africa including more than 50 girls what started with a board and four wheels is now an awardwinning international ngo with the mission of empowering children and youth through skateboarding and education skateistan s vision is creating leaders that make a better world if you d like more info on the goodpush alliance or would like to request a support call  get in touch     