Julia Rignot
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What started as ideas in a parents' group chat became a community effort to raise 150,000 Danish kroner, or about 23,000 U.S.
dollars, and build a skate park in Karolto.
A demand for youth spaces pushed the community to act, even as the town deals with high unemployment and debt.
Søren Mortensen is an engineer and lifelong skateboarder.
In the country's capital, Nuuk's former culture and education director, William Kriegel, helped develop Greenland's first skate park in 2013.
He says youth spaces remain vital.
For NPR News, I'm Julia Rignot in Garonto.
What started as ideas in a parents' group chat became a community effort to raise 150,000 Danish kroner, or about 23,000 U.S.
dollars, and build a skate park in Karolto.
A demand for youth spaces pushed the community to act, even as the town deals with high unemployment and debt.
Soan Mortensen is an engineer and lifelong skateboarder.
In the country's capital, Nuke's former culture and education director, William Kriegel, helped develop Greenland's first skate park in 2013.
He says youth spaces remain vital.
For NPR News, I'm Julia Rignot in Garalto.