Fear is not a deterrent for this Ghanaian skateboarder who is pursuing her dream
Sundays used to be the only time 27-year-old Bataka could skateboard, when the streets were quiet and she didn't have to work. That was before she quit her job last year to pursue the sport full time, to the dismay of friends and family.Harmonie Bataka, 27, waits to catch a bus to the Freedom Skatepark.
Skateboarding is a fringe sport in West Africa, especially for girls. Less than 17% of the world's weekly skateboarders were women in 2018, according to data from Grand View Research.Abigail Asante, 20, a maths teacher, is helped by Bataka as she learns a new trick. in December with support from Wonders Around the World, an NGO that builds skateparks in developing countries, and the late Louis Vuitton designer Virgil Abloh, whose parents were Ghanaian immigrants.week. They can rent boards and safety equipment or book privateBataka practises skateboarding on streets in her neighbourhood in Tema.
Leila has already conquered one of the park's largest ramps and her mother Myriam said it has been important for her to see girls doing the sport.Bataka sticks her tongue out at Leila, 4, accompanied by her mother, Myriam.
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