Surf outreach program

We serve literally more than 1, kids a year with our day long surf camps. Our camps have been growing rapidly every year and so have our expenses.

For those of you who donated in the closing days of , thank you so much! I love this time of year. I am so blessed to have such a great wife and kids.

We live in a wonderful house and have such a great family lifestyle. Our kids are doing great in their activities and school. Our youngest, Finn, is doing well in school and becoming an incredible martial artist with his Jiu Jitsu. Charlie our middle and adopted child has really assimilated into our family and has come a long way since he first arrived. I am so proud of all the accomplishments of our kids.

But more important than that, I am proud of how they give back. They have spent a lot of time helping those in need at our charity surf camps for kids with special needs.

At this time of year I am so thankful for our friends. We have amazing friends that are doing amazing things in this world. We are blessed to have such fantastic people in our lives, it makes the holidays that much more special! At Indo Jax we are grateful as well.

As an organization, we have been blessed to be part of something really special. Our outreach surf program in Wrightsville Beach, NC has grown to a level we never dreamed of. We have been blessed with the most incredible staff of instructors. No where can you go to find more caring, attentive and skilled surf instructors! So when I think of things, all the things in my life, I can only Thank God and be thankful.

If it all ended today, it was an incredible ride. Living is comfortable with a vending machine for snacks and a television. The volunteer houses have 4G internet access. Volunteers in South Africa receive three meals a day, Monday through Friday.

Meals served in the volunteer house are typically Western-style and can be high in carbohydrates. Breakfast consists of self-serve tea, coffee, toast and cereal. For lunch volunteers will be provided with supplies to make their own sandwiches, and dinner consists of dishes containing meat, vegetables and a starch, such as potatoes, bread or pasta.

If you have any special dietary requirements, please let us know when you apply for the program so we can make arrangements for you. However, we need to stress the point that you should not expect to eat as you normally do at home. We will do our best to see that you are well taken care of, but also as a volunteer, there is a need to be flexible.

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Covid Find out where you can travel with no quarantine and free changes , volunteers since The next available start date for this project is Feb 7, Who is this program suited to? Volunteers who are competent swimmers and interested in surfing, youth development and ocean education. Experienced surfers will be able to make a great impact too. SURF will make arrangements for the exhibition location. The artist will be responsible for installation and de-installation of the artwork in coordination with SURF and the exhibition space.

Working underground requires that the artist is comfortable in dark spaces and follows safety protocol. The artist must also be able to walk on uneven surfaces for at least a mile at a time, for emergency purposes. Travel underground entails taking an elevator ride in the dark as well as negotiating wet conditions and slippery surfaces. A guide is required and will be with the artist at all times while at SURF.

A timeline and expectations will be agreed upon before the residency begins. Artists who apply for and are considered for the SURF AiR program should have a strong professional record including major regional, national or international exhibitions, or similarly documented experience.

Artists in all media are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to visual artists, filmmakers, writers, and musicians. Toggle navigation Sanford Underground Research Facility. Education and Outreach. A gap was identified. Daily exposure to violence and stress means many South Africans suffer from acute emotional and psychological stress. In the absence of emotional support, the stress often manifests in anti-social and high-risk behaviour, placing many young South Africans at-risk.

Early surfing sessions showed that participants noted improved feelings of belonging, strength, trust and confidence — key pillars of wellbeing. This was reflected in their behaviour as noted by teachers and parents. The trio crew, teamed up with mental health professionals and development experts to develop, what today is, an award winning Surf Therapy programme.

W4C operates in some of the most at-risk communities in South Africa and Africa. W4C works in communities affected by violence, poverty and conflict, where mental health services are often stigmatized and under-resourced. Working in partnership with local community members, we identify, train and resource mentors, who we work with to open programmes that service the youth of their own home communities. IndoJax is a family-owned and operated surf school and charity outreach program located in the Wilmington, NC area since IndoJax Surf Charities is committed to empowering disadvantaged, medically fragile, and special-needs children by exposing them to the ocean environment and teaching them to surf.

We believe that the ocean and learning to surf has profound healing properties and can build self-esteem. We provide these surf camps at no charge to the participants. We envision that every surfer is an ambassador for global health and the ocean environment.

We believe in connecting great people. As we are at the core of medical scientific communities, we share our knowledge and educate coastal communities in preventing injuries, saving others and living healthy.

Kind Surf is a spanish non-profit organization founded in , dedicated to children with fiscal, mental and poverty issues. The idea for WAVES originated on the beaches of northern Peru in late , when a group of educated local and international surfers shared a desire to help local youth with little resources enjoy surfing. Each one had stories to tell of the stoke, culture, and richness that they had observed during the course of their travels in Peru.

They dreamed of building consciousness into the surf travel experience, and empowering local surf communities. Over the course of the next 3 years, WAVES formed a network of individuals, organizations, and institutions. In , thanks to Global Surf Industries, and signed partnerships with the Peruvian Sports Institute and the Peruvian Surfing Federation, a shipping container of surfboards arrived in Peru. WAVES now helps connect the dots between travelers, surf related grassroots initiatives and community members in Peru, Nicaragua, and Mexico.

Others partnerships are on the way; Stay tuned! Waves for Development believes that surf travel should benefit the people and the communities where it happens.

We connect the dots between volunteering, traveling to surf, community-based tourism and grassroots initiatives. Our mission is to inspire world travel and cultural exchange through surf experiences. WAVES for Development believes that surf travel should benefit the people and the communities where it happens.

The concept of integrating surfing and humanitarian work began way back in the early surf era with founder Tom Bauer. As a young boy who loved surfing, he found himself caught in the characterization of the surf culture as one marked by drugs, partying and self-centeredness.

After fully grasping the concept that surfing and giving back can actually go hand-in-hand, Tom committed his life to mobilizing surfers to serve and to be leaders of positive change in communities both locally and internationally. Surfing The Nations was born! In , the organization was at a grassroots level in Kalihi Valley, Honolulu. Many of the programs and outreaches which are today impacting hundreds began with just the faithful few.

STN grew and expanded and by desperately needed permanent headquarters. At this time there were no prospects of housing in the Honolulu area but against all odds the search continued, and a property in Wahiawa, with an old neighborhood bar and a unit apartment building, finally opened up. Thus began the acquisition of the Wahiawa property, the new headquarters of Surfing The Nations and a new chapter in its history. Surfing The Nations is committed to making a difference in Wahiawa and is excited to work with the youth and families of the neighborhood.

Many said we were crazy to move to Ohai Street the address of the apartment building as the area is known for drug abuse, alcohol, violence and the sex industry; but to bring about change you must be willing to live where change is needed. We believe surfers have a unique call on their lives: to GO! To get out of their comfort zones and use their thirst for adventure to bring them to the places of the world that are in need. We aim to transform surfing from a self-seeking sport to a common ground on which friendships all over the world can be built.