Giving Back to Oceanfolx

We are not only tourists. We are part of a community here to support each others. This is the power of giving and being kind. A % of the profit will be given to the non-profit with every booking.

OceanFolx's all-volunteer team partners with Lombok women, teaching them how to swim, surf, and interact with the ocean in a safe and meaningful way. We provide this program at no cost to local women and actually compensate them for their time to offset any missed wages from work. Our program prevents drowning, encourages leadership and female empowerment, and promotes environmental stewardship.

Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide and one of the leading causes of accidental injury death in Indonesia. Each year, over 300,000 people die from drowning globally, with over two thirds of deaths occurring in Southeast Asia. The majority of Indonesian women, who also are the primary caregivers to their children, do not know how to swim. 

Teaching women how to swim has been shown to have amplified impacts in their families and communities, preventing drowning region-wide. Currently, no broad prevention programs in Indonesia exist. We are working directly to solve this problem. By empowering women to be leaders in ocean safety, we start a life-saving ripple effect as they share this knowledge to their families and communities.

We are also fostering a sense of environmental stewardship. When local women spend more time in and around the ocean and engage in fun activities like surfing, they develop a more positive relationship with their local environment, and promote land and ocean stewardship in their local communities.