“The kids on the streets have really educated me…some of the greatest acts of compassion and kindness that I have ever seen in the world have been by street children toward other street children… I feel indebted to the kids I’ve worked with, they’ve taught me a lot.”

Tom Hewitt, MBE

Tom is the founder of ‘Surfers Not Street Children’ an amazing charity that helps some of the most disadvantaged children in South Africa and Mozambique. Tom’s charity gets them off the streets, often off drugs and uses surfing as part of the process.

Tom has been awarded an MBE from the Queen for his incredible work and counts Prince Harry, Pope Francis and surfers Kelly Slater, Rosy Hodge and Stephanie Gilmore among supporters of his organisation.

Tom’s passion for Africa and for helping others come across in the interview where we discuss his early life as anti-Apartheid activist, stumbling into a township, his love of surfing and his drive to help those less fortunate than himself is inspiring.

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During the chat we also discussed:

Sne Makhubu

Stephanie Gilmore

Kelly Slater

Rosy Hodge

Two books Tom recommends are Steve Biko’s seminal book: ‘I Write What I like’ and Paulo Feore’s ‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed.’

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