Vi samler inn penger for å få grunnlegger i SkateQilya på besøk til Skandinavia. 

For more information in English, see below.

De innsamlede pengene vil gå til organisasjonen SkateQilya Norge som vil bruke pengene til transportutgifter, mat, opphold og utgifter knyttet til å arrangere åpne møter i Norge og Sverige. Eventuelle overskudd vil bli overført uavkortet til SkateQilya for å bidra i deres arbeid.

Håper du vil bidra! Du kan også overføre penger direkte til vår kontonummer 1802.42.62746.

Mohammed skriver selv om målet med turen:

Amplify Palestinian Voices: Help fund Mohammed's trip to Scandinavia

My name is Mohammed Othman. I’ve dedicated my life’s work to Palestine and to the youth of Palestine. I have served as a community organizer with the Stop the Wall campaign, worked as a tour guide in the occupied West Bank for historical figures like President Jimmy Carter, and I am the founder and Executive Director of SkateQilya.

I have been invited by Friends of Skateqilya Sweden and Skateqilya Norway on a speaking tour in Scandinavia to share the story of SkateQilya and the reality of life for young people in the West Bank. I am raising funds to cover travel, accommodation, and basic logistics so I can accept these invitations and bring these stories to an international audience.

SkateQilya is a youth empowerment program that uses skateboarding and art to teach community building and leadership skills to Palestinian girls and boys.

In 2016, I co-founded SkateQilya with two friends: Kenny Reed, a retired American professional skateboarder, and Adam Abel, an American artist.

We started as a free summer camp, and today we operate as a year-round educational program—the first co-ed athletic program in the northern West Bank.

Together we built more than a skatepark. Through skateboarding, photography, conversational English, and leadership training, we teach values of mutual respect, trust, and shared responsibility. We aren't just teaching kids how to ride a board; we are creating visionary leaders for Palestine’s future and for a better world.

I have been invited to speak in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway to share the voice of SkateQilya. I want to share how we use skateboarding to break down barriers between genders and build confidence.

The youth in the West Bank face almost insurmountable pressures – restricted movement, military checkpoints, and limited access to resources.

The whole region is now under fire from a devastating war, but the hardships in Palestine under military occupation have been going on much longer. It is all the youth of Palestine know.

SkateQilya provides a release valve, a training ground and a place where the youth can envision a different future.

Thank you for being a part of this journey. Together, we can amplify the stories that need to be heard.

Mohammed Othman & The SkateQilya team