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Make Life Skate Life, Jordan, credit: MLSL

Surf Haiti

Skate Pal, photo by volunteer: Emil Agerskov

Skate Pal

Skateistan Cambodia

Make Life Skate Life, Myanmar, Credit: MLSL

Skateistan

RAD Rock Climbing Association, George Emile. Credit: K Anderson

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Action sports for development and peace

This website is for all of those involved or interested in the power and potential of action sports for creating positive social change. It aims to create an international knowledge community - a space for sharing news and knowledge across sites and sports. Whether you are the founder of an ASDP organization, group or initiative, an international staff member or volunteer, a local staff member or participant, an individual donor or corporate sponsor, a student or researcher, this page is for you to share your ideas and experiences, ask questions, and engage in constructive dialogue about the most pressing issues facing our field.

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mar 2019

‘Top Masters student seeking research/volunteer opportunities with an ASDP organisation: Meet Quentin Patrouillard’

We were thrilled to hear from Quentin Patrouillard who is currently completing his Masters at Loughborough University in the UK. There Quentin is studying with some of the world leaders in sport and development research. One of them described Quentin as ‘an exceptional student and keen to explore active/participatory fieldwork’ exploring innovations in ASDP. Read more about Quentin below and get in touch if you think he could be a good fit for your organisation:

oct 2017

New article on the experiences of women working in the field of ASDP

A new article on the experiences of women working in ASDP organisations and management implications.

sep 2017

Radio interview about Action Sports for Development

Founder of the ASDP website, Associate Professor Holly Thorpe, and Neftalie Williams did an interview on Radio New Zealand about the power of action sports for social development.

sep 2016

TedX talk: Action Sports for a Better World

Founder of this website, Dr Holly Thorpe, gave a TedX talk titled 'Action Sports for a Better World' in July. The video is now available on YouTube. She explains why action sports can offer a valuable contribution to development work, and advocates ground-up approaches to development. She includes examples from her research with Skateistan (Afghanistan), PK Gaza (Palestine), the Parisite Skatepark (New Orleans) and youth in Christchurch post-earthquakes.