Be honest now, how often do you go surfing? Every day? Couple of times a week? Only when the 50-year storm rolls in? Whatever the answer is, this September SurfAid is challenging you to surf every day for a month as part of their ‘Make a Wave’ challenge.
Not only will your surf fitness go through the roof, should you sign up for the challenge you’ll also be helping SurfAid raise funds in order to continue its crucial work helping to improve the lives of women and children in remote areas connected to us through surfing by providing access to healthcare, clean water and sanitation and improved nutrition.
Last year alone SurfAid reached more than 52,000 people living next to the world's most remote waves who struggle to access basic services. Sadly, the World Bank estimated eight million people in Indonesia fell back into poverty in 2020 due to the economic shock of the pandemic. The Make A Wave challenge aims to raise $100,000 to support SurfAid’s programs in places like the Mentawai islands where our support is needed more than ever.
Billabong is proud to be the major sponsor for the campaign, and their team riders including world champion Mark ‘Occy’ Occhilupo, fearless big wave charger Laura Enever and current WSL world tour competitor Isabella Nichols are some of the Billabong team riders already confirmed to take part.
$1,000 worth of prizes by Billabong is also up for grabs. Individual surfers can surf it solo and join an epic community of change-making wave lovers in the process. Otherwise, surfers can form a team and take on the challenge together with mates from their family, school, workplace, surf club, surf school or boardriding club.
Surfers will be supported throughout the challenge with fundraising tips and coaching and will document their daily surf activity through the hashtag #MakeAWave.
Make A Wave challenge registrations are now open at www.makeawave.com.au.
