Case Studies
Building afterschool spaces that protect: how we brought the sector together
Every afternoon across the Western Cape, coaches step onto fields, courts and beaches with children in afterschool programmes. What happens in those sessions can shape...
Building Safe Spaces for Youth: Take 5 Training in Papua New Guinea
In partnership with UNFPA, Take 5 travelled to Papua New Guinea to equip youth workers with practical tools to create safe, engaging, and connected spaces...
Building Safe “Third Spaces”: Take 5 at the 2025 Regenerative Surf Conference
Last year, Waves for Change’s Take 5 team participated in the 2025 Regenerative Surf Conference, bringing the Take 5 model to trainers and coaches from...
Seeing Feelings Differently: Take 5 and Blob Tree Partnership
Ever asked a young person how they’re feeling and only heard “fine”? For many adolescents, especially those growing up in high-stress environments, naming emotions isn’t...
Take 5 & Elman Peace
In 2019, Elman Peace in Somalia partnered with Waves for Change to implement Surf Therapy for violence-exposed adolescents in Mogadishu. However, escalating security risks near...