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Our flagship Women’s Program has launched in Athens!

Posted on October 15, 2018November 19, 2018 by Nanja van Rijsse

souzy tros skatepark classes stationairy education

It’s time to spill the beans and reveal what we have been working on these last months. Women Skate the World are now working with Free Movement Skateboarding in Athens, […]

How to get more girls skating at your skatepark

Posted on September 28, 2018October 1, 2018 by Amber Edmondson

Often you’ll find that your skatepark or skateprojects attracts more boys than woman. We’re showing you multiple ways to change this.

A message to Girl Skateboarders

Posted on July 29, 2018October 18, 2018 by Nanja van Rijsse

Berlin bright tradeshow wall of participation

A message from the visitors of Bright Trade Show, to girl skateboarders around the world.

A diary on going home, from Palestine to the Netherlands.

Posted on July 29, 2018October 1, 2018 by Nanja van Rijsse

Distance from Palestine to the Netherlands.

Sometimes the most difficult part of a volunteer trip, is to come home after experiencing a totally different world. Read along, to learn about the experience of processing these feelings.

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