W4C is an award-winning organisation based in Cape Town led by surfers and mental health professionals. We have developed evidence-based learn-to-surf programmes that alleviate symptoms of trauma in at-risk youth. In 2016, we want to share our experience with you, so more young people can experience the joy of the ocean. We’re looking for dedicated, […]
Tag Archives: Coaches
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Jan
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Sunday times lists W4C as one of the Young Guns of 2015 We’re stoked to announce that W4C Founder Tim Conibear was listed as one of the ‘Young Guns’ of 2015 by the SA Sunday Times. The article listed politicians, actors, leading business people and entrepreneurs who ‘blew up’ in 2015. Somehow our founder Tim […]
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Apr
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We are proud to announce that W4C founder Tim Conibear has been named an Ashoka Fellow. Tim joins a elite group of global changemakers who are coming up with alternative ways of addressing the world’s various developmental challenges. We are honoured that Tim’s work developing Waves for Change’s pioneering surf therapy programmes has been recognized […]
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In 2014 we worked with NPR to bring you a story from within Waves for Change. The story focused on Lwandile and his struggles with Post Traumatic Stress following a traumatic upbringing in the community of Kuyasa in Khayelitsha. In 2013, Lwandile discovered the ocean when Waves for Change brought the sport of surfing to […]
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Why I chose surfing more than drug addiction I was involved in a drug addiction two years ago. I think it was 2010 and 2011, my life was useless. But my friend Sinethemba was came to me, I think it was 2012, and told me about a guy who can teach how to surf. I […]
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SAVED BY THE BEACH: DIMZA’S STORY “Survivor of a mob justice attack, “Dimza”‘s life has been transformed by the beach and Waves for Change. How did you spend your New Year break? Vuyani Makebe spent his on the beach, working as a newly qualified lifeguard. Why is this significant? Firstly, but for the timely intervention […]
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Dec
Dec
From KFC to Surf Coach. The Real Story Behind The Cover Of Amaza Vol 2 There’s a hidden story behind the cover of AMAZA Vol 2. The man you see sliding onto a clean Muizenberg face is Waves for Change co-founder Apish Tshetsha. Just 2 years ago Apish’s life was on a very different path, […]
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Mar
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Waves For Change at the Second Annual Extreme Abilities Adaptive Surf Day Yesterday, the 17th March, the Waves for Change coaching crew headed over to Blouberg Strand to assist at the second annual “Extreme Abilities” adaptive surf day, hosted by Surfing South Africa. The day saw 46 handicapped members of the wider Cape Town area […]
Sam is 19 years old. Originally from Gugulethu, she has been with Waves for Change since June of 2012 and is our first female coach. We are proud to have Sam with us on the team, she´s a strong character from a tough environment and it´s been good to see her stand up to the […]
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Apish Blogs on Laureus Visit Greetings world! My name is Apish Tshetsha born in Eastern Cape and raised in Western Cape. I live in Masi shortened from ‘’Masiphumelele’’ meaning we should succeed, Masi is a township about 40 kilometers from Cape Town. It is a multiracial township where people are moving in different directions in […]
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