Isa the Kite Surfer, Zanzibar (For World Mobile Group)

This is Zanzibari kitesurfer and entrepreneur Ismael Abdilah or Isa for short. See how Isa went from fishing to flying, taught a new generation of locals to kitesurf, and found a deep sense of belonging through the sea.

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3 As a child Isa’s father taught him to sail in their fishing boat which had been handed down through the generations and which is where his connection to the wind began

6 Isa stands in the doorway to his parents house just a few metres from the beach where his passion lyes

7 Isa kite surfing on his local beach – Paje, on the wind swept east coast of Zanzibar

4 As a child Isa and his friends built home made kites from materials they found around the local streets and which they flew around their neighbourhood and on the beach

5 Isa prepares his kite board for his next surf

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2 Isa sits on Paje beach at sunrise looking out to sea

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