WAVES Lobitos is a non-profit organization
Which with the support of volunteers, private and collective contributions, contributes to the collective and individual development of the people of Lobitos, specially of the children.
To contribute to community development
Our Mission
Understand the culture and community needs. Focus on personal youth development. Give safe spaces for the development of personality. Offer tools and resources to contribute to Improve Life Quality. Assure the continuous development of the community, taking care of health and the environment.
Connecting people from everywhere to our community
Our Approach
We also believe that surf travel should benefit the people and the communities where it happens. We connect the dots between volunteering, traveling to surf, community-based tourism and grassroots initiatives. Our mission is to inspire world travel and cultural exchange through surf experiences.
Our Story
The idea for WAVES originated on the beaches of northern Peru in late 2004, when a group of educated local and international surfers shared a desire to help local youth with little resources enjoy surfing. Each one had stories to tell of the stoke, culture, and richness that they had observed during the course of their travels in Peru. They dreamed of building consciousness into the surf travel experience, and empowering local surf communities.
Over the course of the next 3 years, WAVES formed a network of individuals, organizations, and institutions. In 2007, thanks to Global Surf Industries, and signed partnerships with the Peruvian Sports Institute and the Peruvian Surfing Federation, a shipping container of surfboards arrived in Peru. After two-week pilot programs in February and July of 2008, WAVES launched ongoing Impact Surf Travel and Educational Surf Programs in Lobitos, Peru that November.
