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PASSION PURPOSE POSSIBILITY & PEOPLE

What We Do

As a Non Profit Organisation, the Foundation sustainably focuses on understanding, broadening, connecting, educating and sharing evidence-based best practice principles through delivering ongoing life changing ocean based experiences with the intended outcome of enhancing both people’s physical and mental well-being.

Supporting Sustainable Development Goals

The 2030 Agenda pledges to leave no one behind, including persons with
disabilities and recognises disability as a cross‐cutting issue be considered in the
implementation of all of its goals.

 
The Roxy Davis Foundation contributes to the following Global Goals

SDG 3 Good Health &
Wellbeing

SDG 5 Gender
Equality

SDG 10 Reduced
Inequalities

SDG 11 Sustainable
Cities & Communities

 SDG 1 No Poverty

SDG 4 Quality
Education

SDG 8 Decent Work &
Economic Growth

 SDG 13 Climate
Action

 SDG 16 Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions

Waves Of Fame

Heroes Who Helped

Volunteers

See who our volunteers are

Surfers in action

See the Gallery. Donors + Sponsors + Volunteers = Surfers in action
What’s it like

POV: Surfers & Volunteers

March 2024 – February 2025

Impact – How Lives Changed

852 Volunteer Sessions
318 Volunteers
(445 Registered)
175 Female Volunteers (256 Registered)
145 Male Volunteers (183 Registered)
634 Meals
280 Surf Therapy
Sessions
211 Surfers 
68 Female Surfers (32.2%)
143 Male Surfers (67.7% Registered)
253 Transport Rides 
11 Surf Events
21 Volunteer Events
394 Internal
Volunteer Training
Hours
 1 SA Para Championship
1 International Research Collaboration: SPARKY
182 (Dis)Abilities
32 Wheelchair Users
14 Assisted Mobility Devices
 50+ hours use of
mobility beach mat
(city of CPT)
BBBEE Level 1

 Highlight

6 December 2024 – International Day of Persons with
Disabilities & International Volunteer Day- NEW RECORD = 80+ surfers participating in a single surf therapy clinic

45 Disabilities
37 Surfers (42 registered)
130 Volunteers
1 New Record
$ for 5.5 NEW surfers
$ for 33 sessions + transport

What’s Happening

Become a Participant

Join us and learn to surf with our surf therapy programme. Participate in a private adapted surf lessons or register for one of our free monthly surf therapy clinics. The Surf Lessons are based from Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa. Muizenberg is regarded as one of the best learn to surf beaches in the world with a sand bottom beach and a soft gentle rolling wave that is surfable all year round. Register to surf

Become a Volunteer

There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes to make the sessions fun while learning in safe and supportive environment.  We do our best to take into consideration the needs of all our surfers and to do so we need your support! Training is provided for both land support and water safety volunteers. If you do have a special skill you believe can add value please let us know! What it means to Volunteer

Donate

As a volunteer led organisation we rely on the support of our incredible community of volunteers. It is thanks to the donations from our community in time, equipment (new or pre loved) and financial contributions that we are able to deliver our programmes. It would be most appreciated should you feel moved to support this initiative with a donation. Find out more