Oliver empowers children with kickflips.

Oliver grew up in Papua New Guinea, first rode a skateboard in an empty swimming pool at the age of six, and later worked at the Center for Risk and Community Safety at RMIT University. In 2007, Oliver made a life-changing move to Afghanistan, where he found that his skateboard attracted street kids wherever he went. Shortly thereafter, Oliver founded Skateistan, a grassroots “Sport for Development” project on the streets of Kabul.

Today, Skateistan has more than 80 employees worldwide and is an award-winning international organization that combines skateboarding with educational outcomes in Afghanistan, Cambodia, and South Africa. The organization is non-political, independent, and inclusive of all ethnicities, religions, and social backgrounds, offering both skating and general education classes for more than 2,000 children each week.

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