Kabul Skateboards
From Good Is: Students of DIY Workshop Make First Skateboards in Afghanistan
Skateistan began as a Kabul-based NGO, and now operates projects in Afghanistan, Cambodia, and Pakistan, with a second facility opening in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, in 2013. Skateistan focuses on reaching out to girls and working children, using skateboarding as a tool for developing leadership opportunities, and building friendship, trust, and social capital among its students. While skateboarding is the initial way to get students involved, Skateistan is then able to provide access to education and platforms for self-expression that help break the cycles of poverty and exclusion. Continue reading Weekend Reading List (03.02.2013): Kabul Skateboards, E-Bike Increase in Europe, Goal Tech
The controversy over the U.S. Olympic team wearing uniforms made overseas continues, but this week we hard that the Brazilian Olympic Equestrian Team will be riding in the London Olympic Games with saddle pads produced by Wilker’s Custom Horse Products of Cool Springs, Tennessee. The company produced dozens of white custom saddle pads with the kelly green and yellow trim and piping of the team, while another embroidery business out of state will add the Brazilian flag.