Water sports enthusiasts have set up a surf school in the sleepy Moroccan coastal town of Tarfaya to support the local community. Youngsters can take free surf lessons and language classes.
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Moroccan kids get a taste of surfing freedom
In a small fishing town in Morocco s south, wedged between the Atlantic Ocean and the Sahara, a group of idealistic young surfers are teaching local children to brave the crashing waves. By Imane Djamil
In the sleepy port of Tarfaya – a day s drive from the cities of northern Morocco, and on the fringe of the world s greatest desert – a group of surfers has set up a beachfront cafe where young people can gather, learn and have fun
More than a hundred local children – boys and girls – have attended the free surfing classes they give at their wooden shack, watching as instructors demonstrate moves before charging into the sea to try for themselves