TZSKATE Tour and Official Launch Event
Official Launch Event
Tanzania Skateboarding Organization aims at developing skateboarding throughout the country by providing skateboarding equipments, building skateparks and facilitating training programs for people of all ages and gender.
Furthermore, we organize skateboarding competitions in National and International level and encourage young talented Tanzanians by promoting their accomplishment through competitions.
Our project started on the 21st of June where we celebrated Go Skateboarding Day. We met at Don Bosco Youth Center then started cruising from there to Dar es Salaam City center. From the city center we made our way passing the new Tanzanite Bridge ending at Coco Beach.
We launched our organization on the 25th of June at Don Bosco Youth Center. The turn out on the event was more than we expected. Around 50+ skateboarders attended the event and 80+ came as spectators. Nonetheless, it was an incredible experience sharing skateboarding with that many people.
TZSKATE Tour
Our tour began in Dare es Salaam then we headed to Smallsteps Skatepark in Usa River, Arusha where spent spending 4 days skating and filming at the park. On 3rd July, we went to Arusha city to explore some street spots and book tickets for Dodoma trip next.
After spending 3 days in Dodoma from 4th-8th July , we made our way back to Dar es Salaam where we spent a night then made our way to Zanzibar. In Zanzibar, we spent 2 days in Stone Town where we explored the streets, 1 day at Fumba Town and 1 day at Move Zanzibar.
Move Zanzibar is a non profit organization aiming to motivate and educate the young generation of Zanzibari youth through dance, acrobatics and recently thry have been introduced skateboarding. We took that opportunity to enjoy some time with the local kids from Paje area while we wrap up the filimng at our last spot of the trip.
Throughout the tour, we provided 3 skateboarding workshops and lessons in filmmaking and skateboarding beginner guides in Arusha, Dodoma and Zanzibar.
Dar es Salaam
Arusha
Dodoma
Zanzibar
Photography by Hassan Kisamo