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Passion with purpose leads to Possibility for People. Creating a movement.

19/06/2026

The ocean holds a space for all of us 🩵 Thank you for believing in our vision and supporting our mission though ocean therapy, mentorship & training

07/06/2026

This weekend the theme was ‘Courage in the Unknown’ and that went for us too.
We leaped all in and ran our very first indoor water immersion session. A new environment, a new format and a growing community of new participants and volunteers. Four sessions across the day: breath work, body awareness, water rescue and learn to swim. None of us had done this before together. But courage does not wait for certainty and this community showed up fully.
To close out the session, every person in the circle chose one word that summed up how they felt. This wordcloud is that. A collective emotional fingerprint of the day 🩵

06/06/2026

Today’s session was about ‘Courage in the Unknown.’ Our lives, like the ocean, do not offer certainty. Today we learnt how to carry courage beyond the water. The courage we found in the unknown today is ours to keep. To call on tomorrow, on land, in the ocean and in the parts of life that feel uncertain 🩵

OceanTherapy

01/06/2026

The water has a way of meeting you exactly where you are.
This Saturday, 6 June, we will be at the Generation School Imhoff location for an indoor session around our 4E approach: exposure, empowerment, experience and education in and around the water. We move through breath work, body awareness and vital signs, then into the pool for water confidence, mobility and safety.

Register as a volunteer or participant here:
https://roxydavisfoundation.org/events/category/all-events/
Tag someone who belongs in the water with us.
Come as you are. We will meet you there :)

31/05/2026

The ocean is medicine.
Surf therapy delivers measurable change: physical, psychological and emotional well-being, social connection and confidence for participants living with ASD, cerebral palsy, spinal injuries, Down syndrome, depression, anxiety and amputations.
This is evidence-based health promotion, delivered in one of the most powerful therapeutic environments on earth….OUR OCEAN.
💙 SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being 📷:

25/05/2026

Volunteer Call-Out | 6 June 2026. To our dedicated volunteers please to join us for our Indoor Water Conference and Physical Activity Session on Saturday, 6 June 2026, running from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at 66 Joe Marks Blvd, Retreat, Cape Town.

This day brings together the water, physical activity and the power of inclusive practice all under one roof.

Volunteers are the backbone of everything we do. Every hour you give translates directly into access, and opportunity for persons with disabilities.

📋 Register via the link in our bio or visit https://roxydavisfoundation.org/event/6-june-indoor-water-conference-and-physical-acitivty-session/

📍 66 Joe Marks Blvd, Retreat, Cape Town
🗓️ Saturday, 6 June 2026 | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

18/05/2026

This weekend our athletes and volunteers completed the .w.r.a.g Surf Responder and Ocean Safety Summit the first BWRAG summit ever held on African soil, presented by . The two-day training was led by world-renowned lead instructors Greg Long, Jon Hoover and Kaipo Kelley. Here are a few highlights of what the team learnt:

Ocean Risk Management: identifying and mitigating risk using specific decision-making frameworks

Spot Analysis breaking down a surf break to identify hazards and build a strategic safety plan

Emergency Action Planning creating robust safety plans for any surf break, anywhere in the world

CPR/AED high-performance techniques designed specifically for ocean and beach rescue situations

Mindful Breathing and Apnea Training breath-holding theory, physiology and mental composure training for critical underwater situations

First Aid and Medical Interventions bleeding control, spinal injury extrication and joint immobilization

Water Rescue surfboard rescue, C-spine extrication from ocean to beach and in-water communication

Safety Equipment essential gear including inflatable vests, locating beacons and first aid kits

Graduates leave certified through the Health and Safety Institute with a BWRAG Certificate of Completion. We are so proud of our team ~ prepared, equipped and ready. We are grateful for the partnership of through our braking barriers programme that makes these life changing opportunities possible!

Patagonia

14/05/2026

Guided by evidence-based practice and aligned with global goals like Good Health & Wellbeing, Reduced Inequalities and Quality Education, we use Surf Therapy to support mental health, physical wellbeing and social belonging for persons with disabilities in South Africa 🩵🇿🇦

13/05/2026

Changing lives one wave at a time. In the 2025–2026 programme year we supported participants across 50 documented disability categories, delivered 57 events, 730 surf lessons and 4,523 hours of training, with 100 percent of participants persons living with disabilities by design. This is what inclusive, evidence-based ocean access looks like in practice 🇿🇦

Address

66 Beach Road
Muizenberg
7945

Telephone

+27824060155

Website

http://www.roxydavisfoundation.org/

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