Hermann Vivier
- Apr 1, 2019
- 2 min
Two Grommet Medals in Three Years
The Surfer Kids Non-Profit won its second Grommet Games Medal in three years. Sibulele Ntosho, who joined The Surfer Kids in early 2018 and was selected to represent Eden Surf Riders in the under 8 division, qualified for the closely contested under 8 final and surfed his way into third place, earning valuable points for his team and winning a bronze medal. This was The Surfer Kids’ second medal in three years at the South African Grommet Games, since Owethu Tabata also finis
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Hermann Vivier
- Jun 26, 2018
- 2 min
Surf Coach Earns Qualification
Sinesipho Ngungu received his official Surf Instructor’s Qualification in June 2019 after attending a Surfing South Africa Surf Instructor’s Course at the end of 2017 and finalizing the necessary supplementary qualifications in early 2018. Sinesipho started working for The Surfer Kids Non-Profit in July 2017 and he has had a very eventful first year in his new position as Surf Coach & Community Coordinator. In November 2017 Sinesipho saved a German tourist’s life at Diaz Beac
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Hermann Vivier
- Dec 17, 2017
- 2 min
Surf Coach saves a life at Diaz Beach
The Surfer Kids employed a new Surf Coach earlier this year. Sinesipho Ngungu started working for The Surfer Kids in July 2017. Sinesihpo is himself from the township where we recruit our kids. He is qualified for the job by virtue of the fact that he's a qualified lifeguard, having worked several seasons as a lifeguard at De Bakke Beach in Mossel Bay. He also completed an SSA Surf Instructor's Course with in October and he works for us full time, 5 days a week. We've been ve
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Hermann Vivier
- Dec 15, 2017
- 2 min
Marchall joins Unravel Surf Travel !!!
Marchall, who is now 19 years old first joined The Surfer Kids NON-Profit's Core Surf Program when he was 12 years old and was part of the group that we took surfing for the first time on November 20 2010. He surfed with the program on a regular basis for 6 years and he's walked a very long road with us, overcoming many challenges along the way. Marchall was one of two Surf Trip Assistants who worked on Unravel Surf Travel's 30th Surf Trip, from 26th November - 8 December 201
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Hermann Vivier
- Nov 28, 2017
- 1 min
Semi Final Finish at the Outreach Games
The Surfer Kids traveled to Muizenberg, Cape Town, to participate in the annual Outreach Games and made a significant improvement on their result from 2016, by making it all the way to the semi finals before being eliminated from the competition. Strong winds and onshore surf did not dampen the stoke of 111 young surfers who made their way down to Muizenberg Pavilion to participate in the 2017 Sea Harvest Share the Stoke Outreach Games. A record twenty two teams from twelve o
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Hermann Vivier
- Jun 5, 2016
- 1 min
Nashua supports Marchall at SA Champs
Marchall Nortje (18) lives in Friemersheim outside Mossel Bay, and after qualifying for the 2016 South African Longboard Surfing Champs, Nashua George sponsored him with his own Longboard to compete with. In 2010 Marchall (then 12) joined The Surfer Kids as they launched their first Surf Development Program, operating out of Friemersheim. He progressed steadily over the years until, in 2015, he earned his provincial colours for the first time and represented the Southern Cape
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Hermann Vivier
- Apr 8, 2016
- 4 min
Surfer Girl Overcomes Cancer
The following article was first published in the Mossel Bay Advertiser on Friday 25th March 2016
Awonkamazizi “Zizi” Sonandi, from kwaNonqaba, Mossel Bay, is a lively nine-year old girl who overcame the odds and survived a struggle with cancer, before joining The Surfer Kids NON-Profit Surfing Programme for marginalised youths. Above: Zizi surfing at Diaz Beach, Mossel Bay, September 2015 At the tender young age of five, Zizi was diagnosed with Burkitt's Lymphoma at Vincent
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