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Groundswell Aid Empowering existing community development projects around the world while bringing real life change to every surfer and every surfing community.

Where to start…After a disaster like the earthquake in Venezuela, it can be hard to know where to begin. But it’s been i...
10/23/2026

Where to start…

After a disaster like the earthquake in Venezuela, it can be hard to know where to begin. But it’s been incredible to see the Groundswell Aid community come alive, standing alongside surfers and their families in Los Cocos.

Together with Luis, former National Director of Christian Surfers Venezuela and Rene Garcia on the ground, we’ve been able to provide practical support, from medicines and mattresses to clothing and surfboard repair materials.

Amid the grief of what has been lost, there are sparks of hope. Oswaldo “El Ciego” (“The Blind One”), a longtime surfer who lost his glasses in the earthquake, received a new pair thanks to your support — a small gift that brought pure joy.

This is what drives us: supporting local leaders as they bring practical help, love and hope to their communities.

Thank you to everyone who has stood alongside these families. ❤️

Let’s go!!! Sal y Roca are empowering youth in La Misión, Baja 🇲🇽 through adventure, education & mentorship. A recent pa...
10/22/2026

Let’s go!!! Sal y Roca are empowering youth in La Misión, Baja 🇲🇽 through adventure, education & mentorship.

A recent partnership grant from 🫶The Ball Project🫶secured some new equipment for their programmes. Yewwww. Big thank-you!

🧗‍♂️ new climbing hardware & safety gear means more local youth can learn to climb and be part of a safe and supportive community

🏄‍♀️ two new progressive surfboards gives young surfers the opportunity to continue to grow in skill and confidence in surfing and in life

🙌 our favourite highlight - a local climbing instructor who progressed through the climbing programme earned his own brand new rope through volunteering to teach other youth - he can now solo climb, progress in the sport and in his career

We thank God to hear how Sal y Roca are positively affecting these young people’s lives and building community in La Misión.

You can find out more about the impact of their project through our newsletter, dropping tomorrow
📧 👉 comment “Swell” & we will get you connected

We give thanks for their partners Climbers for Christ & Degree 33 Surfboards for their generosity in discounting the awesome gear so the grant could go further 🤙

God is good!

Some stories are hard to share.Today, meet Pedro.He learned to surf in Caraballeda and became part of the Christian Surf...
08/26/2026

Some stories are hard to share.

Today, meet Pedro.

He learned to surf in Caraballeda and became part of the Christian Surfers Venezuela community. He also completed a discipleship program with Luis Gutiérrez.

Then the earthquakes destroyed his home and killed his entire family.

For 49 days, Pedro searched through the rubble for his parents. Eventually, he found them.

Now Pedro has to start again.

$2,040 raised. $15,960 still needed.

Help Pedro and other families in Caraballeda rebuild.

Give. Pray. Share.

👉 Link in bio.

08/21/2026

“The surfers of Venezuela need your support.” 🇻🇪

Luis Gutiérrez, founder of Christian Surfers Venezuela, shares a message from his heart about his hometown of Caraballeda and the ongoing impact of the earthquakes.

More than 50 days later, families are still hurting and rebuilding.

Please listen, pray, give, and share.

Together, we can stand with surfers, families and our Christian Surfers community in Venezuela.

❤️ Help us stand with Venezuela — link in bio.

🇻🇪 STANDING WITH VENEZUELAThe earthquakes have left families in La Guaira and Caraballeda facing devastating loss. Some ...
08/13/2026

🇻🇪 STANDING WITH VENEZUELA

The earthquakes have left families in La Guaira and Caraballeda facing devastating loss. Some have lost loved ones, homes and the basic things they depend on every day.

And for many families, the need for help is urgent.

That’s why Groundswell Aid and Christian Surfers are launching this relief fundraiser — to help trusted local leaders bring food, water, medicine and essential supplies to families in need.

We’re asking our community to pray, share and stand with Venezuela.

👉 Visit the link in our bio to learn more and support the relief effort.

DisasterRelief

📸 Photo credit: Some of the images used in this campaign were kindly provided by READY SET GO | Venezuela🇻🇪 and Oscar Peña . Thank you for allowing us to share these images and help tell the story of the communities affected in Venezuela.

Every week we get updates from André Galvão and hear the incredible stories coming out of Bahia, Brazil! 🇧🇷​We are so gr...
07/29/2026

Every week we get updates from André Galvão and hear the incredible stories coming out of Bahia, Brazil! 🇧🇷

​We are so grateful for André and the whole Projecto Zoe family. 💛

​Here’s how you can stand with this amazing community:
🙏 Pray for the team & the youth they serve.
💙 Give to help fund their ongoing work! Head to the webpage of Groundswell Aid in bio to drop a few dollars and support their mission.

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We want to honor Matt and Nat Thistlewaite, with whom we have partnered over the last 8+ years. 🇮🇩As Groundswell Aid wra...
07/03/2026

We want to honor Matt and Nat Thistlewaite, with whom we have partnered over the last 8+ years. 🇮🇩

As Groundswell Aid wraps up our formal partnership with Rote Island Huts 🌴☉🏄 Enquiries WhatsApp +61468756203 known in the past as Mercy Huts, we want to celebrate the journey we’ve shared with Matt and Natalie Thistlewaite over the last 8 years.

Together with the Groundswell Aid community, we’ve contributed to cyclone relief, navigated COVID-19, supported the local clinic, and supplied surfboards, sports gear, and diving equipment to uplift the Rote Island community.

Looking at Mercy Huts, we admire the way they work. In everything we did together, the goal was always to activate and empower the local community, and uplift the next generation.🩵

Seeing them grow to a point where they are stable and self-sustainable is a wonderful testimony. As Groundswell Aid looks to the future, our heartbeat remains at the grassroots level, and we are stepping into a new season to help incubate and support other emerging projects. While we have decided to end this official partnership, we will always stay connected to Mercy Huts.

🗺️ For all of you planning a surf trip, go to Rote and stay at their amazing Rote Island huts! Your stay directly supports the locals.

Blessings to you, Matt, Natalie, and the team. Go well! 👋✨

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06/25/2026

Groundswell Aid exists to uplift grassroots projects where surfing and poverty intersect.

We do this by harnessing the generosity of the surf community to provide tangible support that leads to transformed lives.

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06/23/2026

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