I’m Nobody. It sounds strange but it fits. I’m a skateboarder (tsikamutanda), skate instructor and mental health advocate from Mbare. For years I’ve used skateboarding to teach confidence, mental health, life skills and community to youth across Harare.

But right now our biggest challenge isn’t tricks or injuries. It’s survival. 

Last month I watched a 12 year old from Highfield dodge traffic on Robert Mugabe Rd because police chased him out of a parking spot he usually skates. He just wanted to land his first ollie _jump_ safely. That’s the reality for 50+ skateboarders who meet weekly from Mbare, Highfield, Chitungwiza, and across the city.

Harare has 2M+ people and zero dedicated public skateparks. We’re banned from sidewalks, chased from parking lots, and forced onto dangerous streets with cars and pedestrians. 

Meanwhile skateboarding is now an Olympic sport. Nairobi, Johannesburg, and Cape Town already invested in wheelsports parks for their youth. Harare is being left behind.

We ask Harare City Council, the Ministry of Sport, and the Sports and Recreation Commission to:
1. Help identify land for Harare’s first public wheelsports park
2. Include local skateboarders, BMX riders, scooter riders, and roller bladers in the design
3. Support a community led maintenance plan so the park lasts

This isn’t just about skateboarding. It’s safe public space, mental health through sport, keeping kids engaged after school, and recognizing skateboarding, BMX, scooters and roller skaters as legitimate activity for Zimbabwe’s youth.

Goal: 1,000+ signatures to present to City Council.
Not to accuse but to shed light on the communities interest in the idea 

By signing, you’re supporting a permanent home for Harare’s wheelsports community.