Surf Rescuing Dreams Project

The project promotes social integration, environmental and educational responsibility through surfing providing rescue of dreams, Wellness, quality of life, reducing crime and school dropout.Surf Rescuing Dreams completed one year now in May 2020 benefiting more than 830 school-age students from 7 to 17 years and people with physical or mental disabilities who had an interest in experiencing sports practice.The project is carried out in 4 nuclei of the state of Ceará, 3 in Fortaleza on the beaches: Barra do Ceará; East West and Praia do Futuro and in the municipality of São Gonçalo on Taíba beach.The nuclei contemplated with the project received all the necessary sports material to practice, such as: boards, paraffins, decks, strapes; All of the technical team received first aid training with recyclings; monthly we performed actions with the biologist or health professionals with themes based on the Sustainable Goals; All beneficiaries received project identification blouses and bags, sunscreen and UVA protection vests.The direct impacts of the project were identified with the return of some students to school; progress in school performance; greater social integration; positive collaboration in the treatment of cases of depression; strengthening family relationships; awareness of the importance of environmental preservation; changes in socio-environmental behavior; integration between different social classes; perception of environmental value; enrichment in hygiene care; restoration of future perspective.