Concrete Jungle Foundation is an innovative non-profit that works to empower
individuals and communities worldwide through fostering and sustaining
the positive values inherent to skateboarding.
Concrete Jungle Foundation is an innovative non-profit that works to empower individuals and communities worldwide through fostering and sustaining the positive values inherent to skateboarding.
We build skateparks and run youth programmes to promote health and well-being, access to education, community development and economic growth.
Edu-Skate
Skateboarding-based life-skills programme for children aged 6-16.
Open Sessions
Free skateboarding every day.
Skateparks
Community hub & safe space
Events & Community Activities
Engaging youth & driving local ownership
Planting Seeds Apprenticeship
Developing hard skills through paid apprenticeships for youth aged 16+
Local Employment
Professional development for youth
We are active in Jamaica, Peru and Morocco.
The Cerrito Skatepark was built by CJF in the fall of 2021. With roots in the Alto Trujillo Skatepark built in 2018, it is our longest standing project location.
100% locally run.
4 local staff employed.
170 people engaged in physical activities last month.
54 children engaged in a life-skill focused sports programme last month.
45 total attendance in Girl Skate Sessions last months.
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The Freedom Skatepark & Youth Centre was built by CJF in the spring of 2020. It is our largest project location.
100% locally run.
8 local staff employed.
106 people engaged in physical activities last month.
206 children engaged in a life-skill focused sports programme.
15 total attendance in Educational Activities last month.
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The Fiers et Forts Skatepark was built by CJF in the spring of 2022. It was built on the grounds of an orphanage and currently serves 35 children living at the centre.
3 permanent staff employed.
2 youth leaders.
35 people engaged in physical activities last month.
35 children engaged in a life-skill focused sports programme last month.
24 total attendance in Educational Activities last month
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Connecting social skate projects worldwide to exchange knowledge, ideas and best practices on life-skills focused skateboard programming ‘Edu-Skate’.
8 countries.
8 skateboarding organizations.
400 children engaged in a life-skill focused sports programme.
Learn moreThe latest stories from our project locations and beyond.
Aug 31, 2022 · 4 min read
Edu-Skate teacher Kayla Wheeler reflects on the first all-girls skateboarding event in Jamaica — hosted at CJF's Freedom Skatepark on August 13, 2022.
Aug 22, 2022 · 4 min read
In 2017, Peruvian children who had never seen a skateboard before were given one for the first time thanks to the Concrete Jungle Foundation’s Edu-Skate Programme. Now, some of them are shredding the local streets.
May 31, 2022 · 6 min read
After a year and a half of COVID-19 reality, four months of planning, two planes and one night spent in Toronto airport, my dream filled with anxiety-induced anticipation has come true.
Concrete Jungle Family (CJFamily) is our global community of supporters that share our mission to empower individuals and communities worldwide through fostering and sustaining the positive values inherent to skateboarding.
With the support of the CJFamily, we have over the past five years been able to...
By donating 5€ or more a month you can join the CJFamily, help us support the hundreds of youth we work with around the world, as well as help us build more skateparks for communities that deserve them the most.
All CJFamily Members also get preferential consideration for volunteering, early-bird access to our documentaries, as well as -25% off everything in our online shop.
Thank you for helping us spread the positive seeds of skateboarding.
Other ways to donate
With the support of the CJFamily, we have over the past five years been able to...
By donating 5€ or more a month you can join the CJFamily, help us support the hundreds of youth we work with around the world, as well as help us build more skateparks for communities that deserve them the most.
All CJFamily Members also get preferential consideration for volunteering, early-bird access to our documentaries, as well as -25% off everything in our online shop.
Thank you for helping us spread the positive seeds of skateboarding.
Other ways to donate
