Skateistan gives Joburg’s young people a safe place and a ‘sense of belonging’
Daily Maverick | 30.03.2026 14:00
‘We use skateboarding as a tool for social change,” says Charl Jensel, executive director of Skateistan, a skateboarding school in working-class New Doornfontein, Johannesburg, that combines skateboarding with educational support and youth leadership.
