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East Africa's First Skatepark (VIDEO)


First Posted: 04/10/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 04:25 PM ET

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Frustrated with the lack of concrete around for skating, kids in Kitintale, a poor suburb of Kampula, Uganda, decided to take matters into their own hands.

Without any help from the government or large NGOs, the kids decided to make their own skate park.

WATCH the video below for an inspiring look at the way the skatepark helped bring together young people in one of the poorest parts of the world.

Kitintale from Yann Gross on Vimeo.

The video comes from Swiss photographer Yann Gross. Check out some of his photos of the skatepark here.

The skatepark also has its own website that you should check out.

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Frustrated with the lack of concrete around for skating, kids in Kitintale, a poor suburb of Kampula, Uganda, decided to take matters into their own hands. Without any help from the government or la...
Frustrated with the lack of concrete around for skating, kids in Kitintale, a poor suburb of Kampula, Uganda, decided to take matters into their own hands. Without any help from the government or la...
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Cristancho
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12:49 PM on 02/09/2010
It is great to see these kids empowering themselves. I used to love skateboarding, wish I could still do it.
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Roey Rosenblith
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12:38 PM on 02/09/2010
This is fantastic! I'm going to be in Ktintale tomorrow. How far are you guys from the Gaz Station?
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TStringfellow
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07:48 PM on 02/08/2010
Ahhhh, finally something uplifting in the World section.

I throw around the phrase "Skateboarding saved my life" pretty regularly and people don't seem to understand how that could possibly be the case, but I absolutely mean it. From now on I'm just going to link them to that video.
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