Journal

Raw Immersion · Mentawai Festival · Surf Trip A once in a lifetime opportunity Harry Traucki shares his experience visiting Indonesia, meeting the local community and helping out at A Perfect Foundation school. I think personally for me and my dad to be able to go over to Indonesia and meet a wonderful community of […]

Raw Immersion · First Aid · Mentawai Centre Amazing, awesome and inspirational Gav and Sally share their experience at A Perfect Foundation’s Education and Environment Centre in Mappadegat, Mentawai. Amazing, awesome and inspirational would be the best words I could use to describe our recent trip to A Perfect Foundation’s Education and Environment Centre in […]

Raw Immersion · Mentawai Centre · Guest Story Peter and Larry’s Raw Immersion experience A firsthand account from Peter Williamson and Larry Colombo after staying at the Education and Conservation Centre at the start of their three-week Indonesian trip. To be able to immerse yourself into a local community and school environment for a whole […]

Mentawai Islands · Family Travel · Community Impact The Mentawai Islands are not only for surfers For families, non-surfers and kids, the Mentawai Islands offer a different kind of experience: surf, island life, clean water projects, local friendships and a deeper connection to remote communities. As a surfer, you have either been visiting the Mentawai […]

Mentawai Centre · Waste Management · Community Education Protecting the environment starts with practical local systems We all know we have to do our bit to protect the environment, which we try to do as much as we can where we can. We all know we have to do our bit to protect the environment, […]

Raw Immersion · Mapadegat · Mentawai Centre A constant stream of visitors, activity and community support For the past two months, Raw Immersion guests have been experiencing life in the village of Mapadegat and getting involved with the programmes run through the Education and Environmental Centre. It never ceases to amaze me the enthusiasm and […]

Education · Mentawai Islands · Community Support It’s lovely to have the opportunity to share a happy story Juhen’s story is one of support, care and the impact that practical education funding can have for a child and family in the Mentawai Islands. It’s lovely to have the opportunity to share a happy story. We […]

Plastic Free · Ocean Protection · Daily Choices 5 quick tips to help the ocean and reduce your use of plastic Plastic is bad. But also so damn convenient. In short, it’s part of our daily surf life. Plastic is bad. But also so damn convenient. We use it to keep our morning coffee warm […]

Plastic Recovery · Recycling · Mentawai Islands Over 300kg of plastic collected in three months For the three months since we started keeping records at our recycling collection point, we have compiled, cleaned and sorted over 300kg of plastic. For the three months since we started keeping records at our recycling collection point, we have […]

Plastic Pollution · Ocean Protection · Daily Choices Every straw has a story after we throw it away Here’s a cold hard fact: every single plastic straw you have ever used in your life is still on this planet now. A Cold Hard Fact Every single plastic straw you have ever used is still on […]

Ocean Plastic · Sustainable Products · Global Awareness A mainstream product with a powerful environmental message Apparently people want products that are good for the environment — that’s the takeaway from the Adidas ocean plastic product line. The clothing brand sold 1 million of its UltraBoost running shoes made from plastic recovered from the oceans […]

Journal Updates From the Collaboration Centre March 2018 A March 2018 update from the APF Collaboration Centre, including community beach clean data, environmental workshops, school recycling progress and fundraising support for ongoing programs. Mentawai Islands · Environment · Education Community action, school workshops and new local relationships March 2018 was a busy period for the […]

Journal A Mentawai Trip with a Difference A surf trip to the Mentawais became something more meaningful through a Waves 4 Water filter implementation, beach clean and community visit to Pei Pei Village. Mentawai Islands · Clean Water · Community Impact Surf, friendship, clean water and a visit that made a difference A trip to […]