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So rad to see that a skatepark has been built via Crowd Funding in Ethiopia. And even better to see this pic of a young girl learning to skate for the first time.
Ethiopia Skate was co-founded by American photographer Sean Stromsoe and local skater Abenezer Temesgen. The passion embodied by the group, however, is spreading beyond the city walls. Ethiopian cities Bahir Dar and Awassa also have skate collectives, thanks in part to smooth roads which locals say are perfect for indy grabs.
To read more about this skatepark and the people involved click over to CNN
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Young skaters hang out outside the new Addis skate park. The local community in Addis Ababa learned from and worked alongside a team of over 60 volunteers from over 20 countries to build the park.
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6 ofPrior to the park's completion in April, local skaters risked their lives in a vacant parking lot in Sarbet, where taxdrivers, soccer players and street bullies competed for space.