A Perfect Foundation is a non-profit organization that is founded by the Perfect Wave Surf Experience. This is a group of surfers from Australia who are dedicated to contributing to the Mentawai island communities which have provided them with the opportunities to enjoy incredible surfing experiences in and around the islands.

1. A PERFECT FOUNDATION

2. ABOUT A PERFECT FOUNDATION
A Perfect Foundation is a non-profit organization that is
founded by the Perfect Wave Surf Experience. This is a group
of surfers from Australia who are dedicated to contributing to
the Mentawai island communities which have provided them
with the opportunities to enjoy incredible surfing experiences
in and around the islands.

4. ALL ABOUT A PERFECT FOUNDATION
A Perfect Foundation has just one central aim-empowering communities in the Mentawai islands through
skill acquisition training programs and other educational initiatives that will help the community to
support and sustain itself economically while also giving them the skills and capabilities required to adapt
successfully in a rapidly changing world.
The Mentawai Education Centre founded by the foundation makes a difference to the local community by
imparting knowledge in different subjects. Through the programs conducted at the centre, the children and
adults on the island gain proficiency in English, which enables them to communicate more confidently with
the tourists that throng the area. It also helps them to sustain themselves economically and look out for
their own best interests in a world that is becoming increasingly competitive for natural resources on the
island.

5. A Perfect Foundation also tackles Indonesia environmental issues through a variety of environmental
programs. They provide clean water to the island community that helps in ensuring their health. The free
water filters that were distributed to the community through the Foundation not only helped in ensuring
clean water to the families, but also helped to free them from the time, resources, and effort required to
collect water and boil it before drinking it. The time that was freed from this activity could better be spent
on other activities that improved their education, skill development, or other economic activities.
The Mentawai Education and Conservation Centre also does its bit to clean up the islands from the plastic
waste that inevitably gets littered everywhere. They take this one step further by recycling the plastic waste
which goes a long way in educating the local population of the benefits of recycling other waste too. A
comprehensive waste management plan has been put into place, with the collaboration of local government
agencies and community leaders, which aims to clean up the island and recycle the waste for more
productive purposes.

6. The combination of education initiatives, environmental programs, clean water and healthcare programs,
etc., have resulted in a wonderful partnership between the community and the foundation that will make a
sustainable difference for all!
A non-profit organisation goes a long way in supporting the community through education, healthcare
initiatives, and economic means which help the people keep pace with the changing times while preserving
their culture, traditions, and heritage.
A sustainable nonprofit is an organisation that is founded with the aim of sustaining itself financially and in
all other ways, on a long-term basis, so that there wouldn’t be any break in the operations of the
organisation. This is not just in terms of financial sustainability, but also in terms of leadership, planning,
and adaptability. This can be done only through putting in place meticulous systems for financial planning
and leadership succession.

7. A successful nonprofit organisation can benefit the community in a number of ways, and the Mentawai
community is no exception. Through various initiatives and outreach programs, a Mentawai nonprofit is
able to make inroads into the community, reach out to the leaders and members of the community, draw
them out into the mainstream, introduce them to the skills and technology that will help them, especially
the younger generation, adapt to the changing world outside, and preserve their culture and heritage.
A sustainable difference can only be made through skill training and education and this is what an effective
sustainable nonprofit in Mentawai focuses its attention on. With the surfer community

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