<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Regarding the target group of Lina’s project, she focuses on girls aged 10 to 18 years old as it was easier to organise suitable activities for this age group. However, she did not want to exclude younger or older kids who were passionate to join the project. She also wanted to help address the fact that many young girls do not know what to do with their time (especially with so few recreational options during the pandemic).</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>She had an interest on working mainly with girls from difficult backgrounds and with a low socio-</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>economic status as her flatmate and friends are social workers in Essen – that is why she knew how great the demand is in this area and how many ideas there are that unfortunately could not yet be implemented due to lack of money.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The project was advertised in youth centers, schools, living groups for young people with a difficult background, refugee accommodations, and orphanages. Besides advertising her project in that way, she also used the budget to work on digital resources like a website with all the event info.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

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<p><span><span><span><span><em><span>“I think that some of the ROLL models used the money to pay the volunteers of the programs already existing. In my case, the budget was really helpful to do the website set up, to the instagram account, to the calendar… I think that putting effort on digital resources is key.”&nbsp;</span></em></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>At the end of the project, Lina felt proud and happy of what she accomplished; girls supporting&nbsp; girls in skateboarding. She is deeply passionate about social work and even more if it is skateboarding related, so we are pretty sure that she will keep working hard in this field.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

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<p><span><span><span><span><em><span>“I was a little overwhelmed because of the reactions of the girls, because they really pushed and supported each other up when skating. That was really beautiful to see.The reaction was so positive, I think it was a success!”&nbsp;</span></em></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Nowadays Lina is super motivated and she had the intention to keep developing her project in the future, she stated that the ROLL Models programme could be an initiative to start something great also in the long run. Actually, she is planning to set up another Girls Skate Week for this summer so hit her up if you are interested in some skateboarding in the Essen area.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
