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Ghana. Organised by Ghanaian families here in Sydney and you can pay to have space what’s going on and am excited about the prospect of the Freedom Skatepark being
on the container. Due to Covid-19 there have not been any containers shipped in the built.
last 12 months so I currently have about 250 boards that i am wai�ng to ship.
How can people support within and outside Australia?
Who pays for the shipping and is it expensive? Donate Boards and product in whatever way you can. If you are in Australia you can
Yeah it can be expensive. I sent 17 boxes on the last shipment and that cost around donate product to me and I will ship it there. If you are outside Australia you can
$500 aud. Because there’s a fair bit of weight in the skateboards. I sold a few of the contact me and I can give you contacts of who to ship to in Ghana. There are no skate

Element boards to some of my friends and that covered about half the cost. The rest I shops in Ghana. The only way they get product is if it comes from overseas so they
paid for myself. are always in need. Donate to @surfghana as they are currently trying to raise funds
to get the first official skatepark in Ghana built. Freedom Skatepark. You can also
What are you up to now? Are you involved in the freedom skatepark project?
contact @surfghana and donate boards directly to them. Other than that the best
Currently I am wai�ng to find out when I can make my next shipment. I am s�ll
way people can support is just to raise awareness, spread the word and share on
collec�ng whatever product I can with a focus on trying to get more trucks and
social media.
wheels. I am constantly in contact with Cephas in regards to the DIY skate park they
are slowly building at MILE 7 under the bridge. This is a space that the skateboarders
@boardsforghana
in Ghana have been using as a skatepark for the last few years. They had a couple of
@surfghana Boardsforghana founder
home made ledges and a flat bar that they put there. About a year and half ago the Dave (left) with pro skater
@leaguesb
government officially granted them the permission to use the space thanks to Cephas Chima Ferguson
@skatena�onghana
con�nued efforts. They have just now recently put in a concrete ledge and manual
@troopskateboarding_kumasi
pad as well as a new flat bar. They are currently working on trying to get a fence put
@ghanaskateboarding
around the area. I have not been involved with the Freedom Skatepark other than
@accra_skateshop
sharing and spreading the word on social media though I am constantly watching
freedomskatepark.org
facebook.com/boardsforghana

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