HWP provides a variety of channels through which to develop a groups’ purpose as they visit the islands. As each group identifies its specialised skills or purpose prior to the trip, a suitable program can be chosen or tailored to suit them. Suggested programs are outlined below, some may need a group to undertake fundraising prior to the trip allowing the wider community to indirectly involved in the positive impact made by surfers on holiday. Sound like a win / win? Read on,,, 

1.  Tradies With Purpose:
For surfers who want to charge some Indo perfection and not completely put down the tools. Following the quake there has been a need for new buildings and the LEAP team continues to need construction skills as the LEAP centres continue to expand. You will also find the local builders are exceptional in carving with a machete and fascinated by Western building methods. This is one of those programs where fundraising is likely to be required.

For this one you can work around the surf forecast, putting in a full days work and a full days surfing or mix it up, with a morning shift on the tools and an arvo surf based on the winds.

2. Competition With Purpose:
This is one of the most exciting reasons to visit Indo; beyond the waves it’s the people. Most surfers are in some way familiar with the odd comp, but out here for the locals it would be an unheard of novelty. In nearby Sirombu (mainland Nias) as well as the classic fun little wave on the point, Richies Right, there is a fun beach break which the local surfers, mostly Muslim have learnt to surf. These guys would be blown away if a group was to come and run a basic surf comp at their local break, they’re stoked with a block of wax and the odd prize sponsored by your local surf shop would blow them away! Imagine if you could bring some surf product and bless them, film them surf and show it on the boat, the opportunity is there: take it.

On Hinako Island, there is a massive following of Badminton players and the sport it huge and they are very, very good.  An Island comp would be massive, and the same could be said for Ping Pong, practice up guys they are pretty good!

This can also be combined with another ‘purpose’ to add that much more to the experience.

3. Kid Purpose:
LEAP has initiated an amazing kids centre called the Coconut Kids Club. This facility was built by a Tradie HWP trip in '06 and is a testament to the impact the LEAP program has. 180 primary age kids now receive an extra 4 hours of education per week, all for no charge. They attend on a village-by-village basis, coming 2 afternoons per week. Kids usually arrive an hour early they are so keen for this activity. Picture yourself after having been barrelled all morning, catching the boat back to Hinako, with a guitar and a footy and playing with all the kids, laughing, singing and giving you all the ‘hallo mister’ you can handle, then take them for a swim in the lagoon, throwing frisbees and tennis balls as the sun sets.

4. Dirt With Purpose:
A significant problem in the islands is poor nutrition, and LEAP is combating this by teaching composting methods, and educating local people how to grow organic vegetables, then providing them with seeds. The goal for '07 is that there would be HWP gardens built and planted in each village. The goal being that every family could see the potential and copy the garden, or maintain the HWP garden, thu simproving nutrition and health.

 In this case you would work for example in the morning, elbow to elbow with the locals in the garden, then wash of the dirt and sweat with some clean, deep blue barrels at Bawa on lunch as the wind swings around, stay out a bit longer and let the sun set behind the island coconut palms while reflecting off the peak as you return for one more wave.