Skateboarding helps young individuals who have encountered gangs in El Salvador avoid violence
13.10.2022

SAN SALVADOR , EL SALVADOR - OCTOBER 03: Aerial view of a skate park where Salvadorans skate in "La Zacamil" in San Salvador, El Salvador, on October 3, 2022. Through skateboarding, young people from violently devastated communities hope to transform their way of life. El Salvador fights to eliminate the gangs. And a number of young people attempt to flee from the cruelest and most vicious gangs in the world by participating in sports. Every year, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a hero of India's struggle for independence, coincides with the International Day Of Nonviolence. ( Alex Pena - Anadolu Agency )

Skateboarding helps young individuals who have encountered gangs in El Salvador avoid violence
Fotoğraf: Alex Pena

SAN SALVADOR , EL SALVADOR - OCTOBER 03: Aerial view of a skate park where Salvadorans skate in "La Zacamil" in San Salvador, El Salvador, on October 3, 2022. Through skateboarding, young people from violently devastated communities hope to transform their way of life. El Salvador fights to eliminate the gangs. And a number of young people attempt to flee from the cruelest and most vicious gangs in the world by participating in sports. Every year, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a hero of India's struggle for independence, coincides with the International Day Of Nonviolence. ( Alex Pena - Anadolu Agency )

Skateboarding helps young individuals who have encountered gangs in El Salvador avoid violence
Fotoğraf: Alex Pena

SAN SALVADOR , EL SALVADOR - OCTOBER 03: Salvadorans skate in "La Zacamil" in San Salvador, El Salvador, on October 3, 2022. Through skateboarding, young people from violently devastated communities hope to transform their way of life. El Salvador fights to eliminate the gangs. And a number of young people attempt to flee from the cruelest and most vicious gangs in the world by participating in sports. Every year, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a hero of India's struggle for independence, coincides with the International Day Of Nonviolence. ( Alex Pena - Anadolu Agency )

Skateboarding helps young individuals who have encountered gangs in El Salvador avoid violence
Fotoğraf: Alex Pena

SAN SALVADOR , EL SALVADOR - OCTOBER 03: Salvadoran rides a bike at a skate park in "La Zacamil" in San Salvador, El Salvador, on October 3, 2022. Through skateboarding, young people from violently devastated communities hope to transform their way of life. El Salvador fights to eliminate the gangs. And a number of young people attempt to flee from the cruelest and most vicious gangs in the world by participating in sports. Every year, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a hero of India's struggle for independence, coincides with the International Day Of Nonviolence. ( Alex Pena - Anadolu Agency )

Skateboarding helps young individuals who have encountered gangs in El Salvador avoid violence
Fotoğraf: Alex Pena

SAN SALVADOR , EL SALVADOR - OCTOBER 03: Salvadoran rides a bike at a skate park in "La Zacamil" in San Salvador, El Salvador, on October 3, 2022. Through skateboarding, young people from violently devastated communities hope to transform their way of life. El Salvador fights to eliminate the gangs. And a number of young people attempt to flee from the cruelest and most vicious gangs in the world by participating in sports. Every year, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a hero of India's struggle for independence, coincides with the International Day Of Nonviolence. ( Alex Pena - Anadolu Agency )

Skateboarding helps young individuals who have encountered gangs in El Salvador avoid violence
Fotoğraf: Alex Pena

SAN SALVADOR , EL SALVADOR - OCTOBER 03: Salvadorans enjoy a skate park in "La Zacamil" in San Salvador, El Salvador, on October 3, 2022. Through skateboarding, young people from violently devastated communities hope to transform their way of life. El Salvador fights to eliminate the gangs. And a number of young people attempt to flee from the cruelest and most vicious gangs in the world by participating in sports. Every year, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a hero of India's struggle for independence, coincides with the International Day Of Nonviolence. ( Alex Pena - Anadolu Agency )

Skateboarding helps young individuals who have encountered gangs in El Salvador avoid violence
Fotoğraf: Alex Pena

SAN SALVADOR , EL SALVADOR - OCTOBER 03: Salvadorans enjoy a skate park in "La Zacamil" in San Salvador, El Salvador, on October 3, 2022. Through skateboarding, young people from violently devastated communities hope to transform their way of life. El Salvador fights to eliminate the gangs. And a number of young people attempt to flee from the cruelest and most vicious gangs in the world by participating in sports. Every year, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a hero of India's struggle for independence, coincides with the International Day Of Nonviolence. ( Alex Pena - Anadolu Agency )

Skateboarding helps young individuals who have encountered gangs in El Salvador avoid violence
Fotoğraf: Alex Pena

SAN SALVADOR , EL SALVADOR - OCTOBER 03: Marlon Alvarez, 31, stands for a portrait at a skate park at "La Zacamil" in San Salvador, El Salvador, on October 3, 2022. Through skateboarding, young people from violently devastated communities hope to transform their way of life. El Salvador fights to eliminate the gangs. And a number of young people attempt to flee from the cruelest and most vicious gangs in the world by participating in sports. Every year, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a hero of India's struggle for independence, coincides with the International Day Of Nonviolence. ( Alex Pena - Anadolu Agency )

Skateboarding helps young individuals who have encountered gangs in El Salvador avoid violence
Fotoğraf: Alex Pena

SAN SALVADOR , EL SALVADOR - OCTOBER 03: Salvadorans enjoy a skate park in "La Zacamil" in San Salvador, El Salvador, on October 3, 2022. Through skateboarding, young people from violently devastated communities hope to transform their way of life. El Salvador fights to eliminate the gangs. And a number of young people attempt to flee from the cruelest and most vicious gangs in the world by participating in sports. Every year, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a hero of India's struggle for independence, coincides with the International Day Of Nonviolence. ( Alex Pena - Anadolu Agency )

Skateboarding helps young individuals who have encountered gangs in El Salvador avoid violence
Fotoğraf: Alex Pena

SAN SALVADOR , EL SALVADOR - OCTOBER 03: Salvadorans enjoy a skate park in "La Zacamil" in San Salvador, El Salvador, on October 3, 2022. Through skateboarding, young people from violently devastated communities hope to transform their way of life. El Salvador fights to eliminate the gangs. And a number of young people attempt to flee from the cruelest and most vicious gangs in the world by participating in sports. Every year, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a hero of India's struggle for independence, coincides with the International Day Of Nonviolence. ( Alex Pena - Anadolu Agency )

Skateboarding helps young individuals who have encountered gangs in El Salvador avoid violence
Fotoğraf: Alex Pena

SAN SALVADOR , EL SALVADOR - OCTOBER 03: Salvadorans enjoy a skate park in "La Zacamil" in San Salvador, El Salvador, on October 3, 2022. Through skateboarding, young people from violently devastated communities hope to transform their way of life. El Salvador fights to eliminate the gangs. And a number of young people attempt to flee from the cruelest and most vicious gangs in the world by participating in sports. Every year, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a hero of India's struggle for independence, coincides with the International Day Of Nonviolence. ( Alex Pena - Anadolu Agency )

Skateboarding helps young individuals who have encountered gangs in El Salvador avoid violence
Fotoğraf: Alex Pena

SAN SALVADOR , EL SALVADOR - OCTOBER 03: Salvadorans enjoy a skate park in "La Zacamil" in San Salvador, El Salvador, on October 3, 2022. Through skateboarding, young people from violently devastated communities hope to transform their way of life. El Salvador fights to eliminate the gangs. And a number of young people attempt to flee from the cruelest and most vicious gangs in the world by participating in sports. Every year, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a hero of India's struggle for independence, coincides with the International Day Of Nonviolence. ( Alex Pena - Anadolu Agency )

Skateboarding helps young individuals who have encountered gangs in El Salvador avoid violence
Fotoğraf: Alex Pena

SAN SALVADOR , EL SALVADOR - OCTOBER 03: Salvadorans enjoy a skate park in "La Zacamil" in San Salvador, El Salvador, on October 3, 2022. Through skateboarding, young people from violently devastated communities hope to transform their way of life. El Salvador fights to eliminate the gangs. And a number of young people attempt to flee from the cruelest and most vicious gangs in the world by participating in sports. Every year, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a hero of India's struggle for independence, coincides with the International Day Of Nonviolence. ( Alex Pena - Anadolu Agency )

Skateboarding helps young individuals who have encountered gangs in El Salvador avoid violence
Fotoğraf: Alex Pena

SAN SALVADOR , EL SALVADOR - OCTOBER 03: Salvadorans enjoy a skate park in "La Zacamil" in San Salvador, El Salvador, on October 3, 2022. Through skateboarding, young people from violently devastated communities hope to transform their way of life. El Salvador fights to eliminate the gangs. And a number of young people attempt to flee from the cruelest and most vicious gangs in the world by participating in sports. Every year, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a hero of India's struggle for independence, coincides with the International Day Of Nonviolence. ( Alex Pena - Anadolu Agency )

Skateboarding helps young individuals who have encountered gangs in El Salvador avoid violence
Fotoğraf: Alex Pena

SAN SALVADOR , EL SALVADOR - OCTOBER 03: Salvadorans enjoy a skate park in "La Zacamil" in San Salvador, El Salvador, on October 3, 2022. Through skateboarding, young people from violently devastated communities hope to transform their way of life. El Salvador fights to eliminate the gangs. And a number of young people attempt to flee from the cruelest and most vicious gangs in the world by participating in sports. Every year, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a hero of India's struggle for independence, coincides with the International Day Of Nonviolence. ( Alex Pena - Anadolu Agency )

Skateboarding helps young individuals who have encountered gangs in El Salvador avoid violence
Fotoğraf: Alex Pena

SAN SALVADOR , EL SALVADOR - OCTOBER 03: A Salvadoran enjoys a skate park at "La Zacamil" in San Salvador, El Salvador, on October 3, 2022. Through skateboarding, young people from violently devastated communities hope to transform their way of life. El Salvador fights to eliminate the gangs. And a number of young people attempt to flee from the cruelest and most vicious gangs in the world by participating in sports. Every year, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a hero of India's struggle for independence, coincides with the International Day Of Nonviolence. ( Alex Pena - Anadolu Agency )

Skateboarding helps young individuals who have encountered gangs in El Salvador avoid violence
Fotoğraf: Alex Pena

SAN SALVADOR , EL SALVADOR - OCTOBER 03: A Salvadoran enjoys a skate park at "La Zacamil" in San Salvador, El Salvador, on October 3, 2022. Through skateboarding, young people from violently devastated communities hope to transform their way of life. El Salvador fights to eliminate the gangs. And a number of young people attempt to flee from the cruelest and most vicious gangs in the world by participating in sports. Every year, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a hero of India's struggle for independence, coincides with the International Day Of Nonviolence. ( Alex Pena - Anadolu Agency )

Skateboarding helps young individuals who have encountered gangs in El Salvador avoid violence
Fotoğraf: Alex Pena

SAN SALVADOR , EL SALVADOR - OCTOBER 03: Salvadorans enjoy a skate park at "La Zacamil" in San Salvador, El Salvador, on October 3, 2022. Through skateboarding, young people from violently devastated communities hope to transform their way of life. El Salvador fights to eliminate the gangs. And a number of young people attempt to flee from the cruelest and most vicious gangs in the world by participating in sports. Every year, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a hero of India's struggle for independence, coincides with the International Day Of Nonviolence. ( Alex Pena - Anadolu Agency )

Skateboarding helps young individuals who have encountered gangs in El Salvador avoid violence
Fotoğraf: Alex Pena

SAN SALVADOR , EL SALVADOR - OCTOBER 03: A family stands for a picture at a skate park at "La Zacamil" in San Salvador, El Salvador, on October 3, 2022. Through skateboarding, young people from violently devastated communities hope to transform their way of life. El Salvador fights to eliminate the gangs. And a number of young people attempt to flee from the cruelest and most vicious gangs in the world by participating in sports. Every year, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a hero of India's struggle for independence, coincides with the International Day Of Nonviolence. ( Alex Pena - Anadolu Agency )

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