Oliver Percovich, founder of Skateistan
Skateistan began as a grassroots ‘Sport for Development’ project on the streets of Kabul in 2007 and is now an award-winning, international, non-profit organisation with projects in Afghanistan and Cambodia. Skateistan works with male and female students aged 5 to 18 years of age and uses skateboarding as a tool for empowerment and as a means to connect youth and education.