Skateboarding began in West Coast America in the 1960s. At times of the year when the surf wasn’t up, pioneers attached roller skates to the underside of their surfboards, allowing them to cruise the beach promenades and streets instead.
Before long this idea turned into a movement that inspired thrill-seekers to drop in on empty pools and sidewalks. While several trends swept parts of Europe, North and South America and Asia about four decades ago, it took longer to reach East Africa, where one of the skateboarding pioneers is Jackson Mubiru @jacks_mubiru from Kampala. With friends,he built his first concrete halfpipe in 2004 in the Kitintale suburb of Kampala. At this time, skateboarding hadn’t yet become popular in Africa and nobody could have predicted that this young man and his passion would inspire youngsters all over Uganda and in neighbouring Tanzania, Kenya and Rwanda.
shot by: @sue_photography28 @bogererielly
