SurfAid International

SurfAid's core mission is to save the lives of women and children in remote areas of Indonesia - areas connected to the company by surfing. The company specializes in working in very isolated villages where the maternal and child mortality rate is extremely high. Many in the company's communities suffer from preventable causes. SurfAid implements a... "hand up, not a hand out" philosophy toward aid. Local staff provides advice, training and expertise, but it is up to the community to implement and embrace change. The company educate communities on simple things like washing hands before delivering a baby, sleeping under a mosquito net, exclusive breastfeeding, and improved nutrition. All of which have enormous positive impacts on the health of women and their families. In Nias Indonesia, working with a population of 10,000, SurfAid has helped to reduce maternal deaths from 8 annually to zero in just 28 months. During the same timeframe, there were 22 deaths of children under the age of 5 and that number has been reduced to 5 . In the past 16 years, in addition to building award winning health programs, SurfAid has helped communities re-build their lives after five major natural disasters - earthquakes and tsunamis in the area.Read More