Children crowd Yangon’s streets, adapting public spaces to daily play in a city where nearly half the population now falls below the poverty line and formal recreational infrastructure remains scarce. The city’s youth find moments of joy improvising with whatever’s on hand — old tires, bottle caps, tattered footballs, or scraps of wood—demonstrating resilience amid ongoing urban hardship.

Skateboarding, though still relatively uncommon, has carved out its own niche; a handful of dedicated young skaters have overcome obstacles to build their own ramps behind shopping centres and under flyovers, persevering with makeshift gear as they work to foster Yangon’s emerging skateboard culture.