{"id":8459,"date":"2015-08-24T04:49:24","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T04:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=8459"},"modified":"2015-08-24T05:26:09","modified_gmt":"2015-08-24T05:26:09","slug":"surfing-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/surfing-therapy","title":{"rendered":"He Is Helping Disadvantaged South African Children Through Surfing. 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The children of the vineyard occasionally went surfing with him. \u00a0&#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Muizenberg may be one of the most [racially] integrated beaches in South Africa, but children from the townships don&#8217;t get to go<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Kids Trapped In A Cycle Of Violence<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the kids who surfed with Conibear was named Sean. He was 14 years old and was born in one of the poorest and most violent townships in Cape Town. His father had left, and his older brother had been shot and killed in a home invasion. In his grief, Sean turned to drugs and was kicked out of school. &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When I met Sean, it all felt so helpless<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,&#8221; Conibear said. &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There was nothing for him. In surfing, he found a space to breathe. In me, he found a supporter<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.&#8221; And Sean was not the only one &#8211; there were several kids growing up in the violent parts of South Africa. 45% of the children in South African under 18 have witnessed a killing, 56% have been victims of violence, and many suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More and more kids would turn up each weekend. There was nothing like this for them in the townships. Nothing<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,&#8221; he said. Tim decided to change that.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8460\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8460\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/timconibear_main.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/timconibear_main.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/timconibear_main-506x300.jpg 506w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/timconibear_main-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/timconibear_main-85x50.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laureus.com\/sites\/default\/files\/timconibear_main.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Surf Therapy For Children<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He started taking the kids for surfing lessons, but it was not enough. &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As time progressed, so our relationships changed. The barriers that stood in the way of these young South Africans growing up in townships became apparent. My role as a friend altered. I was called into various situations for which I was in no way prepared, operating in an environment that was entirely foreign and at times highly uncomfortable<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,&#8221; Conibear said. So he created the program called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waves-for-change.org\/surf-therapy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Waves for Change,<\/a> which utilizes surf therapy to reach out to the children. As the organization expanded, he recruited and trained local kids to be surf coaches and lifeguards.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8464\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8464\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Screen-Shot-2015-08-24-at-12.38.14-AM.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Screen-Shot-2015-08-24-at-12.38.14-AM.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Screen-Shot-2015-08-24-at-12.38.14-AM-477x300.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Screen-Shot-2015-08-24-at-12.38.14-AM-600x377.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Screen-Shot-2015-08-24-at-12.38.14-AM-85x53.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">source<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Learning Lessons Through Surfing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The methods of the organization are based in therapy techniques. &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are lots of little lessons in surfing that relate to coping mechanisms in real life<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,&#8221; Conibear said. &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For example, when a kid goes through a traumatic event, they lose trust in people. We focus first on reconnecting kids to each other \u2013 so they teach each other to float and to swim, which is a very healing process. And then we help reconnect them to adults and build coping strategies so they can regulate their behavior in tricky real-life situations<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8230;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We created something kids want to come to. It&#8217;s exciting. And it&#8217;s really working<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8462\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8462\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8462 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/311808.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/311808.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/311808-451x300.jpg 451w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/311808-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/311808-85x57.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/im-3.msw.ms\/photoLab\/fullWidth\/311808.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/this-indian-village-is-saving-little-girls-in-an-innovative-way-find-out-how\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0This Indian Village Is Saving Little Girls In An Innovative Way. 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