Daily Paper, Off-White & Surf Ghana Debuts Ghana's First Skatepark
Unveiled this week, and a long time in the works, Daily Paper and Off-White in partnership with Surf Ghana have opened Ghana's first skate park. The launch of Surf Ghana's "Freedom Park" also served as a tribute of the late and great Virgil Abloh. This comes a year after Surf Ghana launched a digital campaign to generate funds for development, with support from brands Off-White and Daily Paper to give the project more hype.
Abloh, who passed away last month after a private multi-year battle with cancer, had supported the initiative since its inception and had been involved in the development of Freedom Skatepark for the last four years as a Ghanaian ambassador. During the opening ceremony, organizers will host a tribute to the late visionary, which will include performances from local artists and DJs.
Following the opening, Surf Ghana intends to organize various art and sporting events at the skating venue, which will include workshops, mentoring programs, art exhibitions and other skate competitions on the African continent. While the skatepark will certainly serve as an informal hang-out spot, Surf Ghana ultimately hopes it will help foster the country’s participation in future Olympic skateboarding events.
“With this initiative we hope to evolve the skate culture in Ghana to the next level and give locals a platform to grow their talents within a space that will hopefully become their biggest training ground to date,” said Daily Paper co-founder Jefferson Osei in a statement. “They now have a place where they can be themselves, freely develop their skills together with likeminded people and reach their true potential. Hence the name Freedom Skatepark.”
Learn more about the amazing Surf Ghana initiative here.
Source: Hypebeast, Surf Ghana