Chief Development Officer

Waves for Change (W4C) is a South Africa-based nonprofit that delivers an evidence-based surf therapy program to children and adolescents from under-resourced communities. Led by mental health and social service professionals, W4C’s Take 5 Model focuses on building resilience, confidence, and emotional wellbeing through weekly, structured surf sessions. Local community members are trained as surf therapy coaches to support referred at-risk youth, improving behaviour, learning outcomes, and acce…