A WAVE is a local or virtual community of women who gather together to live out Big Ocean Women's tenets and grow as leaders. The acronym means, Women Achieving Vast Empowerment. Guided by a trained WAVE Leader, each WAVE meets to discuss the tenets, support one another, and put those beliefs into action through real projects in their own families and communities. WAVEs aren't chapters of humanitarian aid — they're leadership training grounds, where women build skills, confidence, and lasting impact that ripples outward, one community at a time.