Source: SurfAid International - www.surfaidinternational.org

Communities Ready for Disaster
It is not enough for communities to understand about disaster and the hazards and risks that they face. In order to save lives, vulnerable populations also have to know how to respond during the critical period just after disaster strikes.

In the isolated western islands of Sumatra, the SurfAid International Emergency Preparedness (E-Prep) Program has been doing just this. E-Prep works in partnership with 56 communities in the region (33 villages in Nias Island, North Sumatra, and 23 isolated hamlets in the Mentawai Islands).

The $3 million program, funded by the Australian Government through AusAID’s Australia-Indonesia Partnership, has been working to improve basic community knowledge of natural disaster. E-Prep also provides key community volunteers with the skills necessary to react quickly and decisively in the face of earthquakes, potential tsunami and a range of other identified disasters such as floods, landslides and epidemics.

The Music Goes on Sale
LOOP, in partnership with Balance Vector, Quiksilver & MTV, is releasing SurfAid - The Music on 12 December, a CD which includes Michael Franti, John Butler, The Black Seeds, Thievery Corporation, Liam Finn, TrinityRoots, Kelley James, Bob Marley, Crowded House with Eddie Vedder, and more, with all artists donating their songs to help support SurfAid International’s mission.

SurfAid
- The Music is available exclusively in New Zealand via Quiksilver stockists and music stores. For pre-orders and sales outside NZ, go to: http://www.loop.co.nz/surfaid/

SurfAid on the 7.30 Report, ABC Australia
A six-minute feature on SurfAid has aired on ABC TV’s 7.30 Report, Australia’s foremost current affairs show. You can watch the clip, Surf charity works towards eradicating malaria, online.  There is also a transcript on the site.
Click here to watch

About International Surfing Association
The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the World Governing Authority for surfing, bodyboarding and surfriding. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running world championships since 1964 and the Junior World Championships since 1980. 

ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of over 50 countries on six continents. Its headquarters are located in San Diego, California. It is presided by Fernando Aguerre, first elected in 1994 in Rio, and re-elected six times since.  The ISA's four Vice Presidents are Alan Atkins (Australia), Robin de Kock (South Africa), Maile Aguerre (Hawaii) and Mike Gerard (USA).

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