Jessica is Skateistan’s Communications Manager and joined the NGO in May 2018. Since then she’s been lucky enough to visit all four of Skateistan’s Skate Schools in Kabul, Mazar-e-Sharif, Johannesburg and Phnom Penh, including getting some skateboarding lessons from Skateistan Cambodia’s General Manager, Tin. Originally from the UK, Jessica has a background in communications for NGOs, having spent four years at relationship counselling charity Relate and two years as Head of Communications at Book Aid International.
It’s spring 2020 and, like much of the world, skateboarders are on lockdown. Around the world, there are over 200 social skateboarding projects, each aiming to empower young people and…