Fuerteventura is more our home base, it is also a community that we care for. We believe that access to the ocean should never depend on physical or cognitive ability. That’s why we collaborate with local initiatives to remove barriers and open the water to everyone. By contributing professional coaching and safety expertise, we strengthen the inclusive work already happening on our island.
NOMB Changes acts as a bridge for local NGOs. When a community partner organizes an adaptive surf day or a para-surf event, we join their team to provide specialized coaching. Our co-founder, Angie Ringleb, brings over a decade of experience in accessible surf education to these sessions. By working together, we help that every participant receives the individual care and professional guidance they deserve.
These sessions are entirely non-profit. We offer our coaching free of charge to our partners, ensuring that local resources can go directly toward the participants. This project is about lived inclusion and the belief that a stronger, more connected surf community begins in our own local line-ups.
- Project Type: Coaching Support & Volunteering
- Location: Fuerteventura
- Coaching: Adaptive & Para-Surf Expertise
- Costs for NGOs: Free of charge (Voluntary Support)
- Availability: All year round
In partnership with Play&Train, Fuertevida, Fuerte Tribu
Our dream
We believe that meaningful change starts at home. Many local organizations do wonderful work but often need an extra pair of qualified hands to make their programs even safer and more frequent. Our dream is to create a culture of cooperation where knowledge and resources are shared freely across the island.
By providing professional coaching support, we help local teams carry out their sessions with complete confidence. We want to see a Fuerteventura where adaptive surfing is a natural part of daily life. Our support matters because it allows more participants to join, more waves to be caught, and more stories of “Quiet Courage” to be written in our local waters.
What we provide (Collaboration Highlights)
- Professional Expertise: Qualified coaching in adaptive techniques and ocean safety.
- Volunteer Energy: We join local events as a free resource for our partner organizations.
- Creative Adaptation: Using SUP, swimming, or land-based mobility training depending on individual needs.
- Knowledge Sharing: Strengthening the network between different local inclusion initiatives.
- Para-Surf Mentoring: Specialized coaching for athletes looking to enter the competitive scene.
Why Your Support Matters
- Lived Inclusion: We turn the idea of "surfing for everyone" into a reality on our local beaches.
- Safety Standards: Our involvement ensures that high-quality coaching is available to those who need it most.
- Sustainable Growth: By offering our time for free, we help local NGOs keep their programs running without extra financial pressure.
- Community Trust: We follow the host organization’s lead while contributing our energy to a shared goal.
Our local partners
Play & Train
This non-profit promotes adaptive sports and equal opportunities for athletes with disabilities. We are proud to support their mission of making sport a tool for social integration.
Fuerte Tribu
A local association focused on youth and families. They offer inclusive programs that allow children of all abilities to grow up with a deep connection to the ocean.
Fuertevida
Working specifically with people living with Parkinson’s, Fuertevida uses the sea to help participants stay active. We assist their "Parkinson No Limits" sessions with movement-based coaching.
Individual support
In collaboration with our local partners, we provide individualized adaptive surf coaching, from first experiences in the water to competitive para-surf level. Each surfer receives professional support tailored to their abilities.
Are you a local organization in need of support?
Meet the team: Angie
Angie sees the ocean as a space for growth and real connection. With over a decade of professional surf coaching experience, she has worked with beginners as well as advanced surfers developing performance and ocean strategy.
Her specialized expertise lies in adaptive and para-surf coaching, where she has supported athletes up to national competition level. She combines technical precision and deep ocean knowledge with an empathetic approach and a strong belief that, with the right guidance, surfing can be accessible to all.
Living on Fuerteventura for nearly a decade, she is closely connected to the local surf community. Speaking English, German and Spanish, she coaches confidently across cultures and abilities.
Support our local work
You can help us keep our professional support free for local organizations.
- Make a donation: your contribution sustains our professional adaptive surf coaching within the island community.
- Join as a NOMB Changer: Support the long-term growth of inclusive surf culture and strengthen our local work on Fuerteventura.
- Gift Your Skills: Visiting Fuerteventura as a photographer or storyteller? We welcome creative minds who want to contribute to our local projects
Info about donations
For businesses and organizations looking to sponsor or partner with us, please reach out for more detailed information on how we can work together.
Donations are currently not tax-deductible. If you would like to donate amounts larger >200€ or through your business, please contact us beforehand. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us!
