For the upliftment of the Coffee Bay community
2011 treated the young Marhenene boys well and they are definitely on the up-and-up………. all round! They started attending surfing contests this year and it is amazing how this has positively effected these young boys’ development – thank you to Border Surfing and Surfing South Africa for providing this… Read more…
Originally a bit of a fun after school project with them, it’s developed into a really inspiring story about how the surfing has actually changed their lives and given them an incredibly wonderful way to express themselves. I stood back and let the boys have full control of the camera,… Read more…
The last two Saturdays Thobile has taken the local boys that have been collecting litter and helping in the garden for their first surfing lessons on Coffee Bay beach. Thank you Clare Harding for donating your board to us! And thank you Charlie for the use of your long board. Here’s Thobile,… Read more…
Thobile, Lukholo and Mbulelo are going along very well. They have been attending their daily homework classes (15h30 – 17h00 Monday – Friday) with me since July and their progress can definitely be seen! Thobile was invited by Border Surfing to attend a surf competition for under 16’s in early… Read more…
Molo friends, hope you are all well. Thank you for your continuing support as always. With the welcome rains, revisiting friends and operation ‘clean and green’ underway, our Coffee Bay canvas is looking lush! Especially too, with the colourful array of funky new recycled wallets being made and brightening up… Read more…
I’m back!!!! Ok, just to remind you and re-introduce myself, I am Kate. Self titled ‘Dawn’s magic illusive side kick’. I was away for 3 months altogether, back in the UK getting my own funds, (and visa) together so I can be back for the foreseeable future, but also did… Read more…
Thobile, Lukholo and Mbulelo are all doing really well! Since the beginning of the 3rd term, I do homework with the 3 boys from 3.30 – 5.00pm Monday to Friday. Our first 3 days were not good, as the boys arrived late and not at all. I rectified this by… Read more…
Further to Thobile and Ethan’s very positive surf trip to East London 2 weeks ago, Thobile has now been selected to represent Border in the Grom Surfing Championships in Port Elizabeth from 31 March 2010. What a great achievement this is for him…….we’ll keep you guys posted on this event. … Read more…
Thobile and his mate, Ethan, went off to East London on the Baz Bus last Friday for a surf competition which was happening in Nahoon on Sunday. This was Thobile’s 1st visit to East London. The 2-fifteen year old boys were hosted by Surette Malherbe (thank you very much for… Read more…
Well now the doors are open and the wonderous Dawn is creating miracles inside we are set to create the same on the outside. The opening day saw such productivity on our to be vegetable patch and with Woolworths ‘ Trees and shrubs for Africa’ coming early next week to… Read more…
Sustainable Coffee Bay is an initiative of Coffee Shack Backpackers, a traveller’s hostel operating in the area for over ten years.