The Birth of Surfers Not Street Children
Client
British Airways
Distribution
Social Media
Type
Corporate Sustainability
Location
Durban, South Africa
SHOOTING PRODUCER DIRECTOR
Steve Maud
EDITOR
Elena De Palma
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Rachael Mclean-Anderson
As part of our long-standing relationship with British Airways’ Community Investment team we spent time in Durban, South Africa, with Tom Hewitt and his crew of ex-street kids now-surfing professionals known as Surfers Not Street Children.
Apart from their partnership with Comic Relief, British Airways offer annual bursaries to individual projects around the world that they feel are providing long-term sustainable development to the community. Durban has a long history of homelessness and street crime, so a surfing project that engages young kids and give them some life-changing guidance can make a huge impact.
Once we actually managed to get all the kids in the same place at the same time (“it’s like herding cats” said Tom in despair) hanging out with these bright enthusiastic young guys was the highlight – you could feel the energy coming from them, all buzzing from the experience of surfing and being filmed. One even requested a coffee with seven sugars which probably contributed to the general energy level.
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