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Be part of the adventure ! Become a Surfkids member and help us create a better future for Senegalese youth !
Thanks to our first membership campaign in 2025 we were able to build a safe place
for our participants to carry out our activities.
Additionally, the annual renewals allow us to cover the monthly rent for this place.
Surfkids Shredding Senegal is a program dedicated to empowering young people in N’gor and Yoff district’s of Dakar through surfing.
Our membership campaign 2026 :
Here is our story :
WANT TO MAKE A DONATION WITH A BANK TRANSFER?
HERE OUR BANK DETAILS:
Surfkids Shredding Senegal Foundation NL88 ABNA 0102 6814 30 BIC: ABNANL2A
How will we use the money for the 2026 campaign?
As you may know, public schools in Senegal are often overcrowded, with classes sometimes reaching up to 100 students. For this reason, we try to enroll children and young people in local private schools. However, their schedules can be quite unusual, with long breaks of 3 to 4 hours and lessons continuing until 7 PM on Saturdays. This is why we need to take action and organize ourselves to pick up the kids from school, take them surfing, and bring them back in time for their classes. Young people shouldn’t have to choose between surfing (or sports) and studying—they deserve the opportunity to do both! The campain will help us in cover the school fees and the logistic around the surf and study activity.
How will we used the money of the previous campaign?
At that moment, we didn’t have a space dedicated exclusively to the association’s activities.
- When we help the kids with their homework and lessons, we welcomed them to surf camp.
- When they’re skateboarding together, they’re on the road with the cars and motorcycles.
- When they surf, they drop off their gear and often hang out with each other on the beach.
We needed to provide children with a safe, secure place of their own: their safe place! This space that we built in June 2025 is also used for training courses, awareness-raising workshops and panels we organize.
Financing the rental of this space was the main objective of our membership campaign. The cost was 3,000 euros for the building construction per year. In the first year, a further 1,000 euros will be needed to renovate it, in particular to set up changing rooms reserved for girls.
If we raise extra money, we’ll fund the children’s school fees, because education and schooling are our top priority.
A full school year for 1 child costs €400 (including registration fees, school supplies and monthly payments). Each €4,000 will enable us to pay for a school year for 10 children.
Why an annual membership is key ?
In 2019, we started financing the program with our own funds. We later won some project grants.
However, as the name suggests, these grants are intended for one-off projects. Today, we need a stable and regular source of income to support two of our association’s major ideas: a safe place and quality education for the project’s beneficiaries.
If you really would like to support us with a one-off donation, it’s possible.
Contact us at the following e-mail address: surfkidsshreddingsenegal@gmail.com
Member benefits !
Our goal is to build a strong relationship with every member. We will keep you updated on the progress of the Surfkids program and what does your support make possible.
Every quarter, you will receive a newsletter recapping life at Surfkids, including our progress, best stories, and future goals.
Additionally, we will produce an annual video summarizing the past 12 months.
But it’s not just about communication. We want you to experience what we are doing here. For members who live in or visit Dakar, we will offer an annual surf lesson taught by a Surfkids member!
How to cancel your subscription?
Membership of Surfkids Shredding Senegal is automatically renewable each year, but you are entirely free to cancel it at any time.
If you wish to stop your membership, you can do so easily by clicking on the donation management link you received by email when you registered. You can also log in to your Donorbox account to modify or cancel your membership. If you have used PayPal, you can cancel your membership directly from your PayPal account, in the recurring payments section.
Finally, if you encounter any difficulties, please don’t hesitate to contact us (surfkidsshreddingsenegal@gmail.com), and we’ll help you through the process!
Defiscalisation
To date, the Surfkids Shredding Senegal foundation is based in the Netherlands. As a result, donations from other countries cannot be tax-exempt for the time being.
We are currently taking the necessary steps to allow donations from all European Union countries to be tax-exempt.