The then 18-year-old formed Set Skateboarding, an all-female group, which mainly skates on the streets of Africa’s second most populous nation. But still skateboarding for girls, whose main option was street skating, was frowned upon in the strongly traditional country. I felt proud of myself,” Yordanos Yohanes, her teammate at Set Skateboarding chipped in. But Set Skateboarding, one of two female-only groups in Ethiopia, longs to have a dedicated ‘safe space' for more girls to learn their sport. “My desire is to have many more girls skating, I am happy to teach them for free, and share the joy.

Source: Ethiopian News March 08, 2023 09:23 UTC