Every semester at Skateistan has planned learning outcomes specific to the curriculum that focuses on civic education topics like health and nutrition, the environment, colors, storytelling and theater, etc.

More important is the overall learning outcomes that are incorporated into Skateistan's teaching methodology and program delivery such as emotional learning, teamwork, self-confidence, communication, respect, self-awareness, leadership.

a)Skate&Create-combination of skateboarding and creative arts workshops with themes like nutrition, environmental health, gender equality. Back to School enrols kids out of school in public system. Youth Leadership-program within the organization and community. Street outreach to reach most vulnerable kids and give them a chance to skateboard and connect to the org. b)in our facility and in community c)every children comes at least once/week d)minimum of 2 hrs e)trained Afghan staff and volunteers both of which are largely former program recipients (built around Youth Leadership program).

An increase in the legitimacy of the Sport for International Development sector is a promising development in how the global community perceives the value and capacity of sports to facilitate change. The UN Sports for Development and Peace now advocates for sports as an important method of achieving positive change. Skateistan is inspired by the world taking notice of the power of playing sports and hopes to be a key player that contributes not only to the overall knowledge and evidence of sports play for development but also for playful education that promotes life-skills development.

For many children living in a conflict zone, their lives and futures are seriously affected by stress, trauma, and a loss of a sense of community and identity, which limits their childhood development. Skateistan believes that if young people are going to inherit many complex issues, they need the opportunity to develop qualities of tolerance, leadership, problem-solving, and confidence that will allow them identify solutions and lead positive change. Whereas learning through play is seen by many as a luxury, Skateistan knows that play is an essential part of learning and is integral.

In 2013, 60% from governments/large institutions, 34% individuals/corporates (includes in-kind donations), 2% foundations, 4% other. Skateistan has a funding diversification strategy for sustainability being implement from 2014-16, which aims for a 30% gov/inst, 30% founds/corps, 30% individuals

Skateistan aims for a cost-sharing model rather than 100% self-sustainability. This is because Skateistan’s beneficiaries are largely impoverished children who are unable to pay for the services provided by the NGO, and ultimately this will always be the case. This would be true for any child-focused non-profit that is operating in conflict zones.

Skateistan would use unrestricted funds to cover its international support costs to the project in Afghanistan. These costs include but are not limited overseeing financial management and transparency, fundraising, and monitoring and evaluation.

With our local partners (MMCC, Hagar, People in Need, etc) we share ideas about creative learning techniques, outreach methods, and educate each other on issues like children’s rights and child protection. We participate together in events, provide training for each other’s staff, and ultimately create a wider community that supports children and their development in Afghanistan and around the world.

Yes, definitely. We rely heavily on partnerships and creating a wider community and are very open to new partnerships for sharing information and best practice. Learning about other initiatives has definitely gotten us talking about how we can contribute to and what we need from new partnerships.

We would reach hundreds of thousands of vulnerable youth in Afghanistan and around the world by encouraging the scaling of programs by former program recipients through outreach and independent projects. If Skateistan had unlimited funds it could finance worthy initiatives by the most promising young people who have the desire and experience to continue to scale positive change in their own communities.

Each activity at Skateistan a set of indicators and outputs, which are based on our Theory of Change. We use an Annual KAP survey of participants, focus groups, weekly program reports, a student database, and enrolment questionnaire/records, as the basis for documenting our success. As Skateistan encourages participation for as long as possible between ages 5-18, one data point we would like to better track is long-term duration of participation.