Our Social Impact
We make a commitment to the social projects we sponsor: at least 10% of our revenue goes directly to them. Working with our partners, we help empower at-risk youth, build new skateparks and develop education facilities & resource programs.
Since 2014, we have generated over $1,650,000 across 40 projects. As a proudly certified B Corp, we are committed to growing that impact every day.
Funding the First Free-Access Skate Hub in Togo
In the small country of Togo and its oceanside capital Lomé, THE SKATEROOM has proudly supported these projects with funding, continuing our long-lasting partnership with Wonders Around The World. The local...
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Continuity of Learning Programme
The Continuity of Learning programme, launched by our social partner Concrete Jungle Foundation, aims to tackle youth unemployment & shortage of skilled workers in the construction industry through immersive, hands-on-deck...
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Introducing Sati Foundation — The Mindful Agent of Change for Thailand’s At-Risk Youth
Sakson Rouypirom started Sati Foundation, motivated not by ideas but by people. His passionate need to understand human problems on a deeper, more data-driven level, has been providing local Thai...
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Improving the healthcare and education of at-risk youth in Thailand
SATI is a grassroots non-profit founded in Thailand in 2013 that aims to improve healthcare and education for at-risk and underserved children and youth. SATI is a Buddhist Pali word...
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Harnessing the Power of Skateboarding to Transform Lives
The Harold Hunter Foundation (HHF) is a non-profit, grassroots, skateboard community-based organization working with skateboarders in NYC and beyond, so that they can reach their full potential as skateboarders and...
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Girls skate first: the skate club changing culture in South India
Kovalam Skate Club is a branch of the Sebastian Indian Social Projects charity, which facilitates access to education, healthcare and employment opportunities sto persons in rural, isolated communities. Founded in...
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A new skatepark for Timor-Leste
Timor Skate’s mission is to use skateboarding as a tool for empowerment, connection, and growth for the youth of Timor Leste. Working in partnership with the local Ba Futuru community...
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EduSkate – global skateboarding and education programs by CJF
In 2022, Concrete Jungle Foundation launched the Edu-Skate Worldwide Network, an initiative to develop high quality educational programs, connecting social skateboarding organizations worldwide with a collection of tools and resources....
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Building Pakistan’s First Skatepark
Salad Days of Skateboarding support blossoming skate communities with infrastructure, equipment and mentorship in the most underserved regions of the world. Partnerring with the local club Skate Pakistan, and with...
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The world's first recycled plastic skatepark
Sharing a strong sense of self-sustainability, Cuba Skate has supported locals in revamping abandoned warehouses into DIY skateable spaces, repurposing their donated skateboards, beach cleaning initiatives, and is now on...
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Seeding Skateboarding in Ecuador
In March 2021, Wonders Around The World started the development of Miranda Skatepark located in Puerto Engabao, Ecuador. Puerto Engabao is a rural beach town famous for surfing - located...
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A skatepark for at-risk youth outside Marrakech
Tameslouht is a village located some 17 km south of Marrakech, Morocco. For almost two decades, Centre Fiers & Forts has served parentless children from the region here, welcoming them...
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A New Chapter – Skateistan's global expansion
Until the start of August 2021, Skateistan had been running programs in three cities in Afghanistan, as well as in South Africa and Cambodia. But when the government fell, Skateistan...
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A safe skate-haven for children in Jordan.
Seven Hills is an organization based in Amman, Jordan which empowers youth through skateboarding and education. Jordan is a safe haven for 3 million refugees from Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Sudan,...
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The International Center for Missing and Exploited Children
For over 20 years, the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC) has worked across over 120 countries to create a safer world for children. By working to protect...
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Developing a skatepark for local youth in Mexico’s surfer paradise
In July 2020, the concrete flowed onto the ground in Mazunte, Mexico, as Wonders Around The World, alongside local partner MazunteSk8, began constructing a skatepark for the youth in one...
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Awareness about AIDS
The NYC Aids Memorial honors more than 100,000 New Yorkers who have died of AIDS. It is the first highly visible public memorial since the beginning of the fight against...
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Ensuring health and safety for foster kids
Five Acres is a Southern California based non-profit that has provided care for vulnerable children and their families since 1888. They are committed to strengthening children and families, and empowering...
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Building media campaign to amplify voices and movements
The Amplifier Foundation is an American visual media experiment that seeks to promote social change. The foundation dedicates itself to amplifying the voices of grassroots movements through art and community...
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Standing in solidarity with refugees in Turkey
Halklarin Köprüsü, or the Bridging Peoples Association, is a non-profit charity based in Turkey. The association is founded upon the principle of unity and inclusion. By combating against hate speech,...
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Israeli Information Center of Human Rights in the Occupied Territories
B’Tselem, also known as The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, is a foundation based in Jerusalem, Israel. Since 1989, the foundation documents and exposes the...
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Ensuring women’s achievements in art
Through the Flower was founded by Judy Chicago as a non-profit feminist art organization. The non-profit’s legacy is built on sponsoring and supporting projects that show the importance of art...
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Fighting against gun violence in America
Change The Ref was founded to give American youth the tools they need to be empowered to make changes to critical issues that affect the United States, through education, conversation,...
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Art workshops for kids of Favela Vidigal
Escola Vidigal is a school of art and technology for children located in the Favela Vidigal of Rio de Janeiro. The school, founded by artist Vik Muniz, is a unique...
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Creative after-school classes for youth of Favela
Founded by the artist JR, Casa Amarela is a house at the top of a favela in Rio de Janeiro which functions as a community center. Through collaborations with local...
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Skateboard workshop with Red Cross
As part of the Bruxsel Project in 2019, THE SKATEROOM organized a 3-day workshop with La Skatoria, a grassroots Brussels-based organization, to offer skateboarding classes to unaccompanied minors of the...
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Free skating sessions for underprivileged kids
In the summer of 2019, Seven artists were invited for one-week residencies at THE SKATEROOM gallery in Brussels, to transform it into their workshop, create works of art on skateboards...
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Renovating a beloved DIY skatepark
In the summer of 2019, Seven artists were invited for one-week residencies at THE SKATEROOM gallery in Brussels, to transform it into their workshop, create works of art on skateboards...
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Empowering refugees in Athens through skateboarding
Founded in 2016, Free Movement Skateboarding is an international organization which offers skateboarding lessons to youth communities in Athens and in refugee camps/centers around the city. They offer daily sessions,...
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Skateboarding for kids with special needs
In August 2019, THE SKATEROOM initiated a pilot project with Skateistan and Special Olympics South Africa, to provide the opportunity for 20 Special Athletes to learn skateboarding. The SOSA athletes...
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