SKATE ACROSS AFRICA (EAST COAST - SOUTH COAST)

TL;DR

We (Isaac + Ephraim from Uganda, together with Jaayfilms) are embarking on a Skate Across Africa Mission in February 2026. Starting in Uganda and skating through East & Southern Africa (Uganda → Rwanda → Tanzania → Zambia → Botswana → South Africa), we will ride on Gnars/Nouns customized skateboards the entire journey. Along the way, we’ll onboard new skaters and communities, create powerful content, and showcase Gnars as the backbone of Africa’s skateboarding future and web3 technology.

Together with Gnars from the very first push in Uganda, this Mission continues across the following African nations, each one (FLAG) representing a step forward uniting the continent, connecting shredders, communities, across every border we cross.

HISTORY OF ISAAC AND EPHRAIM (African Skaters)

Isaac

Co-founder & Executive Director of Kampala Skateboard Initiative (KSI), Vision, Strategy, International Relations, Organizer of workshops, Gnars ambassador in Uganda,Africa previously supported by Gnars with boards, gear, and funds.

Ephraim

Co-founder & Creative Director of KSI, Skater, Filmer, and Community leader; co-pilot in KSI’s push to grow skateboarding culture in Uganda.

IMPACT

We have already made a powerful impact in Uganda through the support of Gnars, onboarding skaters, building communities, and proving how skateboarding can transform youth culture. This journey across Africa is the next step: carrying that same energy into new countries and touching even more lives.
Together: Onboarded dozens of Ugandan youth into web3, ran Gnars workshops (including noggles maufacturing, skate hive and Farcaster activation), and built Gnars visibility in East Africa.

American Partner: Jaayfilms

Jason Vanporppal aka Jaayfilms a Vlogger and skateboarder known for filming and daring long distance skate journeys.

He has previously skated across USA and Japan, bringing global visibility and experience to this project. His joining makes this a worldwide collaboration with global impact.

SKATING ACROSS AMERICA
One of his biggest recent projects is skating from Los Angeles to New York approx to 3,000 miles.
Undertaking harsh condtions [WEATHER TERRAIN BLISTERS}

SKATING ACROSS JAPAN
Jaay notes that through skateboarding journeys, he supports underserved communities through raising money to purchase and give away skateboards to low income kids.

GOAL

Skate across Africa (Uganda to South Africa) without cars or buses – fully on Gnars boards.

• Generate high engaging content for Gnars POD Media.

• Diversify Gnars as a streaming platform for this journey throughout.

Onboard new skaters and communities each country crossed.

• Create a blueprint for Gnars skateparks and noggles rails across Africa.

• Mint exclusive video NFTs from the mission for the Gnars treasury.

• Elevate Gnars visibility through Instagram Live, Farcaster, Skate Hive.

• The main goal of this mission is to raise momentum and funding for the construction of the Biggest Skatepark in Africa, designed by PHARRA PROFILE .This skatepark will be a landmark project, capable of hosting international skateboarding competitions and athletes from all corners of the world.

What We’re Asking For
We request $4,500 from Gnars DAO to cover essential mission costs.

BUDGET BREAK DOWN - ($4,500)

DREAM MISSION AND EXPENSES

• No support car – pure skateboarding journey.

• We carry Gnars identity through every border crossed.

• * Build towards the biggest skatepark in Africa, with Gnars at the center.

• * Create a roadmap for future Gnars skateparks,web3 training centers across Africa.

LOCATION AND SKATE SCENES

Start: Kampala, Uganda
• Border crossing: Katuna/Gatuna (Uganda → Rwanda)
• Rwanda 🇷🇼
• Border crossing: Rusumo (Rwanda → Tanzania)
• Tanzania
• Border crossing: Nakonde/Tunduma (Tanzania → Zambia)
• Zambia
• Border crossing: Kazungula (Zambia → Botswana)
• Botswana
• Border crossing: Ramokgwebana or Martin’s Drift (Botswana → South Africa)
• Finish: Johannesburg / Cape Town, South Africa

GNARLY LIVE AND CONTENT CREATION

With Gnars customized skateboards used on the entire mission.

Instagram Live check-ins & Farcaster updates = Gnars IRL storytelling. + Dropping content for the POD Media to update the Gnars Medias AllOver.

Exclusive documentary-style video minted as NFTs for Gnars treasury.

SIMPLIFIED TRACK SCENES WITH GNARS

Multiple board donations and funding from Gnars already activated in Uganda.

Workshops & Farcaster onboarding powered by Gnars.

Content + local partnerships that introduced Gnars to the African skate community.

TRACK MOVEMENTS HERE KSI UGANDA

TIMELINE

Feb 2026 → Mission kickoff from Kampala.

Apirl 2026 → Arrival in South Africa, wrap-up + flights home.

Ongoing → Content drops for the POD MEDIA + NFT minting + onboarding.

IMPACT AND BENEFITS FOR GNARS

Strong brand presence in Africa (the fastest-growing youth culture hub).

Exclusive NFT content to add to Gnars treasury.

Community onboarding in 6 countries, establishing Gnars as the first name in African skateboarding.

Future skatepark survey → identifying sites for Gnars skateparks in Africa.

Gnars becomes synonymous with global skateboarding missions – from USA & Japan → now Africa.

The support we receive from Gnars for this Skate Across Africa journey is not just a sponsorship, it is the open-source spark for a massive project that will expand skateboarding culture and web3 technology, create sustainable hubs for skaters in Africa, and establish Gnars as the foundation of this evolution.
Gnars Standing Out Greater In All DAOs with this Mission Streaming and Happenings.
Lets Make Good Things Happen.