For Cuban surfers Frank Guerra and Yaya Guerrero, one thing draws them to the water: freedom.
Born without legs and with one arm in a low-income neighborhood of Cartagena, Colombia, Freddy changed his life by learning to surf.
Afridun Amu brought surfing to Afghanistan, proving it can have a profound effect even in the most landlocked and unlikely places.
Giovanni Douresseau is a surfer from South Central, Los Angeles committed to sharing the gift that changed his life.
Big wave surfer Frank Solomon's award-winning program keeps South African kids in the water and off the streets.
Imani Wilmot is a role model to Afro Caribbean surfers in Jamaica and around the world. Here is her story.
As the first woman to surf in Dakar, Senegal, Khadjou Sambe emerged from a patriarchal system to become an icon for black female surfers.
India's first female surfer Ishita Malaviya takes Crystal Thornburg Homcy and a group of women on a tour through southern India.
Upon returning from Afghanistan, young Ash Legion was ill-prepared for life at home, until a veterans program helped her catch her first wave and find a new mission to live.