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
Moroccan kids get a taste of the waves and 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
LifestyleWIDER IMAGE In Moroccan backwater, surfers give kids a taste of waves and freedom
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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.
A day s drive from the cities of northern Morocco, and on the fringe of the world s greatest desert, the group has set up a beachfront cafe where young people can gather, learn and have fun in the sleepy port of Tarfaya. We have a deal here. Everyone who leaves Tarfaya has to come back and do something for the town, said Salim Maatoug, a wiry 26-year-old who worked as a tour guide in Marrakesh.
By Imane Djamil
TARFAYA, Morocco, May 12 (Reuters) - 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.
A day s drive from the cities of northern Morocco, and on the fringe of the world s greatest desert, the group has set up a beachfront cafe where young people can gather, learn and have fun in the sleepy port of Tarfaya. We have a deal here. Everyone who leaves Tarfaya has to come back and do something for the town, said Salim Maatoug, a wiry 26-year-old who worked as a tour guide in Marrakesh.
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TARFAYA, Morocco (Reuters) - 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.
Students surf during a free surfing lesson in front of La Casa del Mar, in Tarfaya, Morocco, April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Imane Djamil
A day’s drive from the cities of northern Morocco, and on the fringe of the world’s greatest desert, the group has set up a beachfront cafe where young people can gather, learn and have fun in the sleepy port of Tarfaya.