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“There's no funding from the

government. Not even 1%”

Where can you buy a new skate deck in Ghana? Are

there any skateshops or general sport shops?
There are many sports shops but only one sells
skateboards and their quality is of low standard so
we mostly import from outside Ghana.

Are there any local/na�onal brands within the skate
industry?

Yes there are na�onal brands here which are been
choosing based on a skaters choice & pricing.

What are their brand names and what do they do?
Decathlon, Oxelo, element basement, bamboo

skateboards.

There is a lot of hype around your first official
Freedom Skateboard Park in Accra. Has this been

completed now?
It hasn’t started yet because of some li�le issues &
land se�lement.

How came up with the idea and how will it be
funded?
The idea has been there for long by individuals in the

ska�ng community. The funding is from individual
companies & skate fans all around the world.

Is there any funding from the government at all? It
does not sound like you are ge�ng a lot of support
from them.

There's no funding from the government. Not
even1%.

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