Asilah, Morocco

Surfboard Library Asilah Project

مكتبة ألواح ركوب الأمواج في أصيلة

Found a Board?

This Board Belongs to the Library

If you scanned a QR sticker on a surfboard, that board is part of the Surfboard Library Asilah. It is community property, not for sale and not for rent. If you found it away from the library, please return it to the headquarters in the Asilah medina or hand it to any member of the local surf community.

A community-owned library of surfboards, free to borrow for every child in Asilah who dreams of riding the waves. Never sold. Never rented. Protected and shared by the surfing community itself.

Opened Sunday, September 13 · Sidi M'Ghait Beach

Surfboards in the library

Certified

Surf instructors teaching the kids

Ongoing

Surf lessons on Asilah Beach

Making Surfing Possible for Every Child

Project Mission

To empower the children of Asilah through a community-owned surfboard library. Built on the shared responsibility of the surfing community of Asilah and protected from commercial gain, our mission is to keep surfing accessible to every child who dreams of riding the waves.

مهمة المشروع

تمكين أطفال مدينة أصيلة من خلال إنشاء مكتبة مجتمعية لألواح ركوب الأمواج، يملكها ويديرها مجتمع ركوب الأمواج في أصيلة بشكل جماعي. وانطلاقًا من مبدأ المسؤولية المشتركة بين أفراد مجتمع ركوب الأمواج، وبعيدًا عن أي أهداف تجارية أو ربحية، تتمثل مهمتنا في الحفاظ على رياضة ركوب الأمواج متاحة لكل طفل يحلم بركوب الأمواج واكتشاف متعة هذه الرياضة.

How It Works

Like a Library, But for Waves

Borrow

Kids register with a parent, then check out a board from the library headquarters in the medina, completely free.

Surf

Ride the waves of Asilah Beach. Certified local surf instructors are teaching the kids, with ongoing lessons for anyone who needs instruction.

Return

Bring the board back so the next kid gets their turn. Every returned board keeps the library alive for the whole community.

These boards belong to the children of Asilah. They are never to be sold or rented for profit, by anyone, ever. No single person, company, or association owns this project. The responsibility is shared among the surfing community of Asilah, to protect it and promote it for future generations.

Launch Day · September 13, 2026

The Library Opened on Sidi M'Ghait Beach

Community Surf Party flyer in English and Arabic: Sunday, September 13, 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon at Sidi Mghait Beach. Surfboard Library Asilah: borrow a board and wetsuit, get local surf tips, win prizes. Kids of all ages, come catch a wave with us. Contact 06 75 87 82 99 or SBL@expeditionhumanitarian.org.

Open the event flyer ↗

Sept 13

Sunday · 9:00 AM · Sidi M'Ghait Beach

A free surf party for the kids of Asilah: the morning the boards were unveiled and the library officially opened.

→18 donated foam surfboards went in the water, free for the kids to ride in rotating sessions all morning
→Certified surf instructors stayed in the water the whole session
→Surf gear and apparel prizes went to the kids trying the hardest, having the most fun, and encouraging others: promising spirit, not the best surfer
→Families came out to see how the library works and sign their kids up

The party is over, but the library is not. All 18 boards now live at the headquarters in the Asilah medina, free to borrow for any child in town, and certified surf instructors are teaching ongoing lessons.

Community Surf Party

A Morning in the Water

Warm-ups on the sand, first pop-ups, first waves, and a lot of very big smiles. Here is what opening day looked like.

The Lineup

The Surfers of Asilah

The library belongs to the people who already surf these waves. Local surfers repair the boards, share the lineup with the kids, and make sure every board finds its way back to the rack.

Community

Built Together

Thank you to our sponsors and partners. Every board, every repair, and every dollar behind this program came from people who chose to show up for the kids of Asilah — on both sides of the Atlantic. We could not do this without you.

Asilah Partners

Local surfers of Asilah
Program guardians, one and all

US Sponsors

Wave Peak Sponsors

$1,000+ in funds or equipment donated

Anonymous donor — $5,000

Barrel Wave Sponsors

$500+ in funds or equipment donated

Expedition: Humanitarian Morocco 2026 Group

Shorebreak Sponsors

$250+ in funds or equipment donated

Jacquie Reagh

Get Involved

Put Real Boards in the Hands of Kids

Your gift to the Surfboard Library Asilah Project puts real boards in the hands of local kids. You're helping kids and teens in Asilah, Morocco, access the ocean as a place to learn, play, and grow confidence, without cost being a barrier.

Through Expedition: Humanitarian, 100% of every donation supports community-led programs like surf lessons and shared gear. Thank you for helping us change lives!

Donate to the Surfboard Library

Want to partner or donate gear? Reach us at info@expeditionhumanitarian.org

Spread the Word

QR code linking to the Surfboard Library page

https://expeditionhumanitarian.org/surfboard-library/

Asilah and surf photos courtesy of the surf community of Asilah. Additional photo via Wikimedia Commons: Robert Prazeres (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Expedition: Humanitarian, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt entity. Contributions may be tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

SBL@expeditionhumanitarian.org info@expeditionhumanitarian.org