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After the Disasters: How one community is rebuilding
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SurfAid & the UN Millennium Goals
When it comes to humanitarian work, it's important that organizations do not operate in a 'vacuum.' The UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) form a blueprint for meeting the needs of the world's poor agreed to by a majority of countries and leading development institutions. We thought you'd like to know that SurfAid is fully supportive of these goals as demonstrated by the direct and practical assistance we're bringing to the people of Western Sumatra.
Come see what we mean.
"WAVE OF COMPASSION" film nominated for X-DANCE, Wins!
SurfAid's hour-long action documentary chronicling the surf industry's efforts to help improve the health of the Mentawai islanders was nominated for three X-Dance Film Festival awards, Best Story, Best Documentary and Best Original Score, winning Best Original Score. In addition, the SurfAid PSA was nominated in the shorts category. X-DANCE was held January 20th - 24th during the acclaimed Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. If you haven't yet seen "Wave of Compassion" we highly encourage you to buy the DVD and share it with friends.
Follow this link to get "Wave of Compassion" Double-Disc DVD.
Recommended Reading: Malaria Control Program
Malaria is rampant in the Mentawai. A number of studies have described the Mentawai Islands as a hyper-endemic malaria area with up to 50% of people carrying the parasite at any one time. It is responsible for many deaths and extensive suffering. It keeps communities in the poverty trap and severely reduces a child’s capacity to be educated. Keep Reading....
In the News: Dutch courage and a make-do medico save Perth surfer
From the The Sunday Times, Australia
"Mr Plummer's only knowledge of medicine comes from what he was told by a doctor from SurfAid International. The award-winning non-profit group involves the international surfing community striving to improve the health of locals in surfing regions around the world, including the Mentawais."
Read the entire article (but remember a carton of Bintang and medical procedures DO NOT normally go well together).
Would you like to hold a SurfAid fundraiser?
Spreading the word and raising money are vital to ensure our beneficiaries get the help they need for the long-term. If you'd like to hold a fundraiser for SurfAid International, let us know so we can help. (psst ..... SurfAid's own "fundraiser's toolkit" will be available soon).
Register to be a volunteer fundraiser.
Retail Partners
If you happen to be in the area of these shops, please stop in to say how much you appreciate their support of SurfAid.
Welcome New Retail Partners!
+ Air & Speed Surfshop, Montauk, NY + Beach House, Santa Barbara, CA + Channel Islands Surfboards, Santa Barbara, CA + Natural Art Surf Shop, Cocoa Beach, FL + O'Neill Surf Shop, Capitola, CA + Rincon Designs Surfboards & Accessories, Carpinteria, CA Recent All-Stars!
+ Aqua Surf Shop, San Francisco, CA + Encinitas Surfboards, Encinitas, CA + + PacSun, Nationwide + Rip Curl, San Clemente, CA + Surf-Ride, Oceanside, CA + Swell.com, Nationwide + Waterboyz, Pensacola, FL + WetSand.com, Nationwide + Val Surf, Valley Village, CA + ZJ Boarding House, Santa Monica, CA
For a complete list of Retail Partners, with links to their websites, follow this link.
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