<p>Hi everyone,</p>

<p>My name is Troy Björkman and I work as the Development Director for Concrete Jungle Foundation (CJF). We're a UK-registered non-profit organisation that&nbsp;uses skateboarding as a tool to stimulate positive personal and community development for underprivileged youth around the world. More directly, we work with local partners to build&nbsp;skateparks and implement&nbsp;skateboarding-based programmes for marginalised communities around the Global South. We've&nbsp;had projects in Peru and Angola, and have a third one in Jamaica currently in the works. The programme in Angola is run independently by our local partner organisation, but in Peru we're constantly looking for volunteers to help out - so reach out if you're keen!&nbsp;</p>

<p>A bit about myself: I&nbsp; am&nbsp;Finnish by nationality, but was lucky enough to move around quite a bit as a child and young adult. I completed by Bachelors in Political Science &amp; Development Studies in Montréal, Canada in 2017.&nbsp;Since then I've been working in the government &amp; non-profit sector - while building up CJF part-time with three others. I just moved to Copenhagen to pursue by Masters at Copenhagen Business School, while continuing to work on CJF part-time. I'm interested to learn more about how to use&nbsp;market mechanisms (e.g. e-business, commercial partnerships, collaborations)&nbsp;to fund&nbsp;social skateboarding projects, as well as to support marginalised skateboarding communities more generally.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Do feel free to reach out regarding anything and everything - I'm always down for a Skype chat. And let me know if you ever make your way up to the Nordics! You can find my contact details at concretejunglefoundation.org.</p>

<p>- Troy&nbsp;</p>

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