For our project Across The Bo(a)rders in Balti/ Moldova we are looking for a volunteer on short notice from the end of September until the end of October.

My name is Sachin Raj and I’m a skateboarder from Kochi Kerala/India. I have been skateboarding on the streets for 5 years as our city doesn’t have a park yet. With minimal resources, I traveled to India's skateparks and was able to learn the basics of park skating.

The organization of our aid project for Ukrainian kids is in full swing. Yet we’re working together with "Die-AHRche e.V." from Bad Neuenahr - Ahrweiler, which has already built up a tent city with free warm lunch, sanitary facilities, tool rental to flood victims and laundromat etc. during the flood disaster in Ahrweiler. In addition, the association has also already set up a functioning tent city as a reception camp in Moldova at the border to Ukraine.

After working with our local partner "Yuwa for Change" and its president Jagrit Pahadi for several years, we’re now very happy to take this collaboration one step further: Together we have launched "skate-aid Nepal" and realized our latest project under the motto "A skate park for the kids of Butwal". The skate park and the skateboard are the necessary tools to empower the kids in Nepal and to strengthen their intrinsic motivation through our pedagogically accompanied skateboard workshops.

The new skate park in Butwal was finished a few days ago. It’s been a battle against the weather conditions, lack of materials, spicy food and a surgery in between, but finally..bitte das finally hier weg) we finally made it!

We are pleased to inform you that we, since March 01, 2022, offer again our educational skateboard workshop "Skating instead of Ritalin", Aimed are 14 dates, which should be done until the summer vacations. Since in the past the times were inconvenient for some participants due to all-day school forms, we have adjusted the times. The first class will be from 4:00 - 5:30 pm and the follow-up class will be from 5:30 - 7:00 pm.

When we think back to the two months in Syria, we have pictures of kids, a lot of skateboarding, screaming, Arabic food, rooftop mornings and of course Qudsaya and Damascus on our minds. We spent most of the time at the skate park with the kids…almost from dusk until dawn.

On January 8th, like every first Saturday of the month, we have in addition to our store also outdoor everything what you need for a smooth start of the year at unbeatable prices ...including warm, stylish Clothing: JACKETS, snowboard/ski jackets, fluffy HOODIES, longsleeves, BEANIES, streetwear for boys & girls, KIDS-CORNER, skate-aid MERCH (100% organic cotton & fair-trade), LTD EDITION skate-aid x VANS, backpacks, accessories "rummage boxes", SKATEBOARDS, cruiserboards, longboards, hardware, T-SHIRT & HOODIE SPECIAL...and much more! The valid hygiene and distance regulations, 2G as well as mask requirement still apply. With your purchase you support our work and our worldwide projects!

Good luck, happiness, health and best wishes from your skate-aid team!

"Celebrate and promote" is the motto when skate-aid founder Titus Dittmanninvites to the Westenergie skate-aid-night in the festive ambience of the Skaters Palace. After a break in 2020 due to Corona, around 200 guests from all over Germany followed his call on 20.11.2021.