Open Schools Worldwide seeks to help disadvantaged children break out of the vicious cycle of poverty that they find themselves trapped in by providing them with a basic education.

Extreme poverty, neglect, dysfunctional families, abuse, abandonment, death of parents and malnutrition put vast numbers of children around the world at risk.

They often become street children, orphans, working children, and child-headed “families”.

These children are powerless to alter their exposure to these life hazards, and generally have difficulty in getting access to basic education.

But an education can change everything for these children and that's what Open Schools Worldwide, as part of Teach Beyond, is trying to do. 

Their latest fundraiser is one that is born out of Covid and the need to find a fundraiser that would NOT be cancelled and could be done in a safe, distanced way. Shannon Sawatzky of Steinbach explained to us that on the weekend of June 11-13, we can all get moving and put on some kilometers for the kids! To find out all you need to know about this amazing organization and the fundraising event, just head to www.openschoolsworldwide.org