046: Oliver Percovich/Skateistan
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Show Notes
- In London for Pushing Boarders
- The growth of skate charities
- Skateistan’s Good Push idea
- The power of open sourcing.
- The Land of Skate ethos
- Ollie’s first visit to Kabul
- How Ollie was influenced by the role of women in Afghan society.
- The early years of Skateistan.
- Subverting the Afghan gender gap.
- How skateboarding helped Afghan kids imagine a new life for themselves.
- The danger of western cultural norms.
- Understanding the rules of Afghan society.
- Finding the bigger purpose in the original Skateistan idea.
- The three main Skateistan programmes.
- The biggest mistake from the early years.
- Hostility in Mazar-e-Sharif
- ‘You need social capital first and foremost’
- Why is skateboarding such a transformative tool?
- The importance of community in a globalised world.
- Land of Skate film
- The Skateistan Citizens scheme
- Why Ollie headed to Kabul in the first place
- His educational background
- Mulling over skateboarding’s power as a vehicle.
- Switching jobs – and finding a role.
- Working with indigenous communities in Australia.
- ‘I was really keen to get my teeth stuck into something bigger’.
- Ollie’s own sense of purpose.
- ‘Energy comes in waves.’
- 20,000 km trip around South America.
- Where this outward-facing purpose comes from.
- The importance of being inquisitive and open.
- How the most closed societies are always the most welcoming.
- The universality of human experience.
- The reaction of the rest of the charitable and NGO sector to the work of Skateistan.
- How to get involved with Skateistan.
- The Good Push Alliance.
People Mentioned
Places Mentioned
- London
- Berlin
- Afghanistan
- Kabul
- Mazar e Sharif
- South Africa
- Cambodia
- Canada
- Melbourne
- Germany
- South Bank
- South America
- Santiago
- Patagonia
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Peru
- Papua New Guinea
- Iran
- Lebanon
- Bamiyan
- Jordan.
COMPANIES/BRANDS/ORGANISATIONS MENTIONED
- Pushing Boarders
- Skate Pal
- Free Movement Skateboarding
- The Centre of Risk and Community Safety
- Friends International
- United Nations
- World Bank