说道阿富汗首先想到的就是战争，这个不消停的中东国家战火不断，可怜了那里的孩子们。但是最近在阿富汗首都喀布尔刚刚建成了这个国家的第一个滑板场。这个板场是由一个澳大利亚人发起，很多来自世界各国的志愿者完成的项目。共耗资100万美元，在喀布尔的奥林匹克社区建造了这个室内板场，为阿富汗的5-17岁的儿童提供滑板教学。板场的设计和制作都非常专业，比我们"强大祖国"的绝大部分板场都要好。向所有参与这个项目的志愿者致敬！最新消息是这个滑板场的项目刚刚在摩纳哥荣获了年度和平与共享慈善组织奖！
The program offers free skateboarding classes to youth communities in Kabul through a team of dedicated international and Afghan volunteers. Skateistan is open to girls and boys of all socio-economic backgrounds between the ages of 5 and 17.Skateistan states: "As part of our mission, Skateistan programs specifically aim to include greater numbers of young girls and urban poor children. Our aim is to increase communication and understanding among different Afghan ethnicities and socio-economic groups in a fun, educational and positive environment."
在战乱的国家，进滑板场之前也要搜身。
孩子们在排队等待进场
你能想象阿富汗这个国家50%的人口年龄在16岁以下！75%的人口年龄在25岁以下！可怕的战争夺取了太多人的生命。
50% of the Afghan population is under age 16, 75% is under the age of 25. This age group is a community that is largely untouched by international aid programs seeking to foster civil society development. Yet Afghanistan’s youth of today will become the country’s next generation of leaders. As such, they must be a focal point in the program's long-term strategy to decrease support for the anti-government insurgency and build a viable, inclusive Afghan state.
Skateistn最早在2007年2月由一个澳大利亚人游客Oliver Percovich发起，2009年7月正式在阿富汗注册了非营利性组织，他们通过滑板为当地的儿童提供健康，教育及其他文化的机会。这个组织仅面向阿富汗本地的儿童，着重帮助贫穷的儿童及女孩子。板场的建设经费来自阿富汗本地及全球各地的捐助。
It was founded by Australian Oliver Percovich who first traveled to Afghanistan in February 2007. Skateistan was officially registered as an Afghan NGO in July 2009. Skateistan programs engage Afghan children through skateboarding and provide them with greater access to education, healthcare and cultural opportunities.
The NGOs Vitamin Angels and the FHO of Afghanistan[2] recently partnered with Skateistan to distribute Vitamin A and Albendazole treatments to the students of the program[3].
Skateistan's programs are for all children but focus specifically on engaging with urban poor children and girls. It is Afghanistan's only skateboarding school.
In 2009, a one-million-dollar 19,000-square-foot indoor skateboard park began being built by Skateistan with local and international donations on land given by Afghanistan's Olympic committee.
在这里工作的志愿者们，他们来自德国，美国，澳大利亚...
Skateistan的官方网站上有更多信息，他们还在全球范围内招收志愿者。（如果你打不开这个链接请自行翻墙，我们”伟大国家“的钢铁长城什么都封）
Skateistan's official website (be blocked in China, why?! Fuck China Government)
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