#surf

🇫🇷 France · Surfrider Foundation Europe

Founded by surfers in Biarritz in 1990, this network now organizes thousands of volunteer cleanups on beaches, riverbanks and seabeds across Europe every year.

🇿🇦 South Africa · Surfers Not Street Children

A Durban charity that pulls vulnerable street children into surf clubs, mentorship and life-skills programs, turning some of them into surf coaches, lifeguards and professional surfers.

🇿🇦 South Africa · Waves for Change

Surf therapy nonprofit using ocean-based mentorship to support youth mental health in South Africa's coastal townships.

🇦🇺 Australia · Waves of Wellness Foundation

Waves of Wellness pairs group cognitive behavioural therapy with free surf lessons to help Australians rebuild their mental health in the ocean.