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WSTW – Amsterdam Project

Posted on August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 by Nanja van Rijsse

We’re happy to announce that from September onwards we will run an WSTW-NL program in collaboration with Project Fearless. The project is open to girls from 9 – 14 y/o […]

Fundraising Events May

Posted on May 7, 2019May 9, 2019 by Nanja van Rijsse

On May 10th and 11th we’ll join two fundraise events taking place in the Netherlands.

5x – not your usual – skatevideo for a rainy day

Posted on April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 by Nanja van Rijsse

4 Video’s showcasing skateboarding culture that isn’t regulary featured in the mainstream media.

International Women’s Day

Posted on March 7, 2019April 2, 2019 by Nanja van Rijsse

Hey there! A small update before we continue on IWD. For the whole month of March we will be back in Asira Ash-Shamaliya where Amber is teaching skateboarding along with […]

Free Movement Skateboarding

Amber from WSTW has been working with us at Free Movement Skateboarding for four months now and has fine-tuned our female focussed delivery. I cannot do justice to Amber’s devotion to the young people we work with, she commits all she can to their development in and out of sessions. I have always had confidence in skateboarding’s capacity to boost self-esteem in disadvantaged groups, but WSTW’s women’s program does this at a rate unseen elsewhere. These girls have a clearer understanding of their bodies, boundaries, consent, health and so much more. They hold their own amongst the boys in the mixed sessions I teach at, and I’ve seen their confidence sky rocket in an environment that normally hinders that. Young displaced women newly arrived in Europe have challenges ahead we struggle to imagine, but the ground work WSTW have put in will help them thrive.

Will Ascott

Free Movement Skateboarding

Suli Skatepark

Amber from Women Skate the World was a volunteer for a month at Suli Skatepark and in my opinion she did great in that short time. She got the kids and everyone’s attention, the kids loved her lessons and she has taught them a lot. They still talk about her and the lessons she has taught them. Thank you Amber, the community of Suli Skatepark has developed a lot and I’m seeing a very bright future!

Rahand

Suli Skatepark

Skatepal

Women Skate the World’s Nanja Van Rijsse and Amber Edmondson volunteered with SkatePal in April and May 2018 at our skatepark in Asira ash-Shamaliya, Palestine.

They quickly proved to be extremely competent during their time with us and not only took a lead in classes but were very proactive in developing the program. They approached their work with cultural sensitivity and have a sustainable vision for what they want to achieve. It was a pleasure to have them out in Palestine, and I look forward to seeing them go out again next year. I have very high hopes for the future of WSTW, and what they are planning to accomplish!

Charlie Davis

Skatepal