International Surfing Association Unites Member Nations to Highlight the Power of Surfing

On Wednesday, April 6, the International Surfing Association (ISA) united its 98 Member Nations to celebrate the United Nation's International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. This unique day encourages wider access to sport and underlines the power of sport as a universal tool for social change, development and peace.

ISA Member Nations contributed on International Day of Sport for Development and Peace by participating in the White Card Campaign, a symbolic movement where athletes post photos with white cards to represent peace and the positive impacts that sport has had in their lives. Surfers from the ISA Member Nations of Chile, Panama, Costa Rica, Haiti, Sierra Leone and India took part in the celebration, underlining how Surfing has uniquely created positive social impact in their countries.

Exemplifying the far-reaching and powerful effects of Surfing, the 98th and newest ISA Member, Sierra Leone, engaged the Surfing youth to take part in the White Card Campaign. The Sierra Leonean surfers displayed their white cards to show how Surfing in Sierra Leone has acted as an outlet for joy and happiness, helping the country and especially the youth overcome the difficult times caused by civil war and the Ebola epidemic.

India, a developing surfing nation like Sierra Leone, also utilized April 6th to highlight the benefits that Surfing has provided their country. With a diverse range of ethnic and cultural groups, the White Card Campaign represented how surfers in India have taken the initiative and assumed the responsibility to be the face of social change. Surfing has united these groups and celebrates their multi-cultural heritage by sharing a common passion for the sport.

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