15 December, a park in Accra
The park opens in the Ghanaian capital.
Harmonie Bataka
In Accra, skateboarding is regrouping.
With Surf Ghana, Harmonie Bataka coordinates projects, training sessions and trips. Her work offers a glimpse of what keeps a local skate scene going.
Photo: Surf Ghana · photographer not credited
The responsibility of a collective project.
Surf Ghana lists Harmonie Bataka as Freedom Skatepark manager and a board member. Around the sessions comes work that is easier to overlook: organising activities and keeping in touch with partners. She helps give the skaters’ gatherings a structure.
The venues change, the sessions go on
Makeshift solutions
After the park's closure, handmade obstacles and regular sessions keep the activity going.
Freedom Lab
The collective opens a new space in Accra.
In Ho, beginners and more advanced skaters work together.
In May 2025, Harmonie is project manager during a visit by Surf Ghana and Element Skateboards to Wheels Ghana in Ho. The initiative includes an equipment donation, training tailored to different levels and a visit to the Youth Park, under consideration for a future skatepark.
The visit ends with a discussion: the two teams consider ways to support the local club over the long term.
A community she holds dear.
For Harmonie, skateboarding also means freedom, joy and a second family. She encourages girls to try it and support one another. In 2022, the Skate Gal Club combines training with conversations between women, yoga and meditation.
The support given to Wheels Ghana
boards donated to the club
Donation from Surf Ghana and Element to Wheels Ghana, May 2025.
days spent visiting the club
Duration of the collective initiative in Ho. These resources are not attributed to Harmonie alone.
News from the Accra team
Accra and Ho · collective projects from 2022 to 2025.
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