Ocean & Conservation / adaptive social initiative
SurfAid
Mentawai IslandsCatatan editorial tentang budaya surf dan konteks lokal.Why it matters
It shows how surf travel can create an obligation to understand community health and access.
The story
Research describes SurfAid as founded by New Zealand physician Dr. Dave Jenkins after witnessing health inequities during a Mentawai surf charter.
Connection to surfing
Its origins make the link between surf travel and community wellbeing explicit, while its work is not a surf-tourism attraction.
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Research behind this record
A surfer-founded health organization whose origin is closely connected to the Mentawai Islands.
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Heritage
Mentawai surf discovery
A heritage record for the 1990–92 Mentawai surf-discovery narrative associated with the Indies Trader era.Communities