Wind FamilyFirst Cohort
They grew up beside the wind. Now they ride it.
Young people who had never stood on a board, now reading the wind and riding the coast they call home.
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Partner schools
What we do
Free scholarships, real mentorship, a coastline shared.
24 hours of free, one-on-one instruction on the water for each selected student, paired with months of mentorship.
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Scholarships
Full kitesurfing training, free of charge, for youth from local children's homes around Watamu.
Mentorship
Long-term relationships between instructors, volunteers, and the children, not one-off sessions.
Collaboration
Independent kite schools pooling time, gear and instructors around a shared mission, instead of competing.
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Stewardship
A kitesurfing culture rooted in respect for the ocean and the Watamu community.
The young riders
Season by season.
Each season brings a new group onto the water, and keeps the ones before them coming back. Some are standing up on a board for the first time; others are already riding upwind and helping the newer riders find their feet.
Second Cohort
Growing momentum.
Six new scholarships planned for 2026, with more schools and more children's homes already asking to join.
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Partner schools
Refresher lessons
Once a rider, always part of the family.
A scholarship doesn't end when a cohort does. When life gets in the way and there's a long gap between sessions, free refresher lessons bring past riders back onto the water, and back to the level they had worked up to.
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