SurfAid is a humanitarian aid organisation that works with some of the most isolated and vulnerable communities in Indonesia to improve access to clean water, basic health care, and improved nutrition outcomes. SurfAid works together with government and communities across 50 villages in Nias,The Mentawai Islands, Sumba and Sumbawa. The organisation rose to prominence for its emergency response efforts after a series of tsunamis where SurfAid was the only organisation able to respond. SurfAid has been recognised by the Australian, New Zealand, and Indonesia governments as well as the U.N. for its work.