WOMP
Women’s Outreach Mentorship Program
2024 WOMP Dates:
April 17th - Mentor Training
April 24th - June 5th 7th Session 1 (7 weeks) *afterschool (age 12-15)
June 26th - August 7th Session 2 (7 weeks) *summer program (age 12-15)
August 28th - October 9th Session 3 (7 weeks) *afterschool (age 12-15)
WOMP runs Wednesday evenings from 4:30-7:30pm at Cardiff Reef/Cardiff State Beach.
We are always looking for support. Are interested in volunteering? Contact Us
Our 2022 WOMP Summer Session hosted female-identifying age 16-19. Take a look at how the ladies felt about their experience at WOMP!
We use surfing as a tool for empowerment and environmental education.
Through WOMP, we work with underserved teen girls through mentorship, surfing & education. Our past WOMP programs around the world have proved to us that forming a meaningful relationship with the ocean and surfing create a lasting impression on a young woman’s life forever. Unfortunately, sometimes economic and social inequality prevent accessibility to the ocean, even for those living in coastal communities. Through WOMP, we hope to bridge that gap and give these young ladies a newfound love for the ocean! This program helps these ladies build confidence, in & out of the water.
We pair each participant with an adult mentor to help them in and out of the surf each week.
Each week we lead our participants in surf sessions taught by the CTF team.
We begin each session with guests speakers leading us in important discussions about ocean safety, menstrual health, body positivity, surf therapy and more.
We are thrilled to have so many incredible women coming together to broaden our surf community and are so thankful to have our amazing mentors, guest speakers and volunteers investing their time into these girls’ futures and longing to make a positive impact!
WOMP is an ongoing, collaborative effort to share ocean knowledge and access with women and girls.
For some girls and women, exposure to the ocean can be life-changing, creating drive to believe in their own career dreams, or simply find moments of peace and tranquility to empower perspective for life on land.
The ocean provides an incredible space for healing, life perspective, athleticism and more, but often women and girls do not have ocean skills nor access or community to learn with.
We’ve run WOMP programs in Panama with Give & Surf, Dominican Republic with Mariposa Foundation, Peru with Beyond the Surface Intl, in El Salvador and now in Southern California with local teenage girls.
We dream of WOMP activations to be community driven as well, empowering water women to share their ocean knowledge with others who otherwise wouldn’t have access.
WOMP Panama with Give & Surf
Sisterhood by the Sea is a look into the lives of a group of young women who are falling in love with the ocean. This WOMP Panama project was made possible by Give & Surf, in collaboration with Beyond the Surface INTL and Jaz Levis.
We believe enjoying the outdoors is a human right. Across the world, women often fall into rolls and duties that keep them from being able to play outside. At CTF, the ocean has been a resource of energy, freedom, and community. WOMP is an opportunity for CTF staff, members, and volunteers, alike to pass on their ocean knowledge and support to others.
If you’re interested in hosting a WOMP program or surf meet-up in your area, head to our Memberships page for access to our growing portal.
WOMP Dominican Republic with Mariposa Foundation
Check out our film Sameseas, a short documentation of our WOMP DR program with the exceptional Mariposa Foundation:
