Volunteer
Join Surfpop for an experience of a lifetime!
Join Surfpop as a volunteer and share the stoke and love for surfing and the ocean with the Surfpop children from townships around Cape Town, while learning how to surf and exploring all that Cape Town has to offer!
As a volunteer you play an important role in the success of the Surfpop program. You assist the Surfpop children in the ocean with their surf sessions. When you are not coaching the children in the water, you assist them in the Surfpop classroom with their homework, guide them with their Maths and English courses and help Surfpop prepare and facilitate life skills and vocational workshops for the children. Do you have other unique skills that you would like to share with the children and with Surfpop, we are always eager to learn from you!
Next to your volunteering, we make you feel at home in our beautiful surf hostel in Muizenberg, teach you how to ride waves, bring your surfing to the next level and take you on off the beaten track tours to explore all the natural beauty of the Cape Peninsula. For those who would like to find more strength, flexibility and inner peace, we offer yoga lessons too. Learn all about our different volunteer packages, each one designed to give you an epic experience.
Surfpop volunteer packages
At Surfpop we create a family, and deliver a very real, personal and intimate experience for the children and for you as a volunteer. Keen to join and help our Surfpop family, while learning how to surf and exploring Cape Town? Find our different volunteer packages below. While our minimum stay is 4 weeks, we encourage you to stay longer to really connect with the children. Would you like to know more? Download our volunteer information leaflet and get in touch!
Book now for June and/or August and get a 20% discount on all volunteer packages!
Basic
Surf Pro
Surf & Yoga
What our volunteers say!
Keen to learn more about how our previous volunteers enjoyed their surf, yoga and volunteer experience with Surfpop? Join our Surfpop Volunteers social media pages and connect directly with them.
Volunteer testimonial Matt Brady – United StatesRead moreHi, my name is Matt Brady and I am a traveler from the United States. I found out about Surfpop through a friend who told me only the most amazing things about this program, and after volunteering in April I can say that it truly only exceeded those high expectations. Learning how to surf from […]
Volunteer testimonial Talea Hywege – GermanyRead moreMy name is Talea. I’m from Germany and I spent 7 weeks with Surfpop as a volunteer. To be honest, it was one of the best decisions I made to fly all the way to Cape Town and join the Surfpop Family. In those 7 weeks I met the nicest people and made memories I’ll […]