<p dir="ltr"><strong>The Community</strong></p>

<p>The best part of the week was seeing the strong relationships being built between people and projects. For some of the younger attendees, this was their first time traveling to another country or skating at a skatepark! Two other attendees had already been in touch for three years via Whatsapp and Facebook, and got to meet in person for the very first time.&nbsp;</p>

<p dir="ltr">Although Skateistan aims to have equal gender representation in all programs, in the end the majority of non-Skateistan participants were men, however it was super encouraging to see how much support there was from all of these projects for getting more girls on boards. With a bit more time and continued focus on inclusion of all genders and abilities, we can make skateboarding an example for the rest of the world to follow.&nbsp;</p>
