Ein recht kurzer aber wirklich toller Film von Aaron Hutchinson über Israel Dejene, Gründer von “Love in Action” Ethio Skate in Addis Ababa. Dejene will mit diesem Projekt Kinder und Jugendliche über das Skaten Perspektiven geben und neue Freundschaften schließen. Es geht hier einfach um die Möglichkeit neue Dinge zu tun, die vorher nicht möglich waren. Um das zu erreichen besorgte er ein paar alte Decks und baute mit allen zusammen die erste Skate-Rampe, die Äthiopien je gesehen hat. Tolle Aktion.

“By a village situated in the mountains of Addis Ababa, I saw kids sliding down the asphalt with plastic fixed to the underside of their shoes.
As a passionate skater, this inspired me to bring skating to this particularly tough neighbourhood as a way of empowering kids.
As a result “Love in Action” Ethio Skate project was born in my heart.
The community includes boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 19 in the Intoto area of Addis Ababa. Many of the kids are hawking in the city day by day and are slipping through the cracks in the system.
Ethioskate uses skateboarding as a tool for empowering youth, to create new opportunities and to be the potential for change.
We hope to grow a sustainable organization that is recognized locally and globally for changing the lives of youth through skateboarding.”

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