Since 2008 the Gaza Surf Club has worked to support and empower Palestinian surfers living and surfing under some of the world’s most difficult conditions. Support for the Surf Club has come in many forms and thanks to the generosity of fellow surfers and supporters, the Surf Club has made great progress in developing a sustainable Palestinian surfing community.
Sadly, the war in Gaza will require the rebuilding of the project once the fighting has ended and Gaza's surfers have begun to rebuild their lives. Surfing will, of course, not be an initial priority for our friends in Gaza. But once they are ready to return to the water, the Gaza Surf Club will be there to help them rebuild with equipment, training and support.
In the meantime we are working directly with the surfers to help meet their needs and support them in any way that we can. There are currently three ways that you can support the surfers in Gaza and the Gaza Surf Club program, detailed below.
Donating is easy and secure using Paypal or by contacting Explore Corps at donate@explorecorps.org
The Gaza Surf Club is a project of Explore Corps, a US-based 501(c)(3) non-profit implementing unique projects in outdoor education, recreation and the arts. Visit Explore Corps as www.explorecorps.org
Most of Gaza's surfers are currently homeless and displaced in one of the many refugee camps within Gaza. What they need most right now is financial assistance to keep their families alive as they struggle to access medical services and secure food, water and shelter on Gaza's black market. To help meet their needs we have launched a Surfer Relief Fund that is managed by Explore Corps and is providing financial grants based on need to Gaza's surfers. All donations to this fund go directly to Gaza Surfers and are tax deductible.
Several members of Gaza's surfing community have launched private fundraisers to raise funds for their families during the war, which you can find below.
These fundraisers are entirely private and are not affiliated with The Gaza Surf Club, but we are happy to share them with our community and encourage your support.
Questions about these fundraisers should be directed to the host listed in each campaign. If you have a question that you would prefer for us to answer, please feel free to do so on our contact page.
Donations to the Gaza Surf Club are essential to keeping the project going. We are all volunteers but we still require funds to keep the project alive, including providing daily support and information to Gaza surfers during the war, providing updates and news to our community and planning and funding current and future initiatives.
Your generous support is tax deductible.
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