British ORT

About British ORT

British ORT's primary role is to raise funds in the United Kingdom to support ORT activities around the world, providing the highest standards of vocational education to suit local needs in 58 countries.

We also raise awareness of the importance of ORT's work and the contribution that ORT and its students have made to people's lives over the past 129 years.

This year, our fundraising is focused on providing a high tech science and technology centre for Sha'ar HaNegev School, near Sderot. The school has been badly disrupted since 2000 by rocket fire from Gaza, warning of which gives students only 15 seconds to retreat into specially protected classrooms, often multiple times in a single day. In partnership with the Israeli Ministry of Education, ORT is working to build the school a new, rocket-proof campus which will allow studies to continue despite these attacks, providing Sha'ar HaNegev students with the facilities to flourish despite their difficult circumstances.

In previous years British ORT has helped establish a school for the Jewish community in Kazan, Russia; a Science & Technology Centre at the ORT Aleph school in Zaporojie in the Ukraine and to develop a worldwide Video-Conferencing Project to help students and teachers.

Last year, we contributed to the 'Kadima Mada - Science Journey' helping to bring the latest teaching technology and support into some of Israel's most deprived communities.

To achieve this, British ORT through its committees and supporters, holds a variety of diverse events throughout the year catering for all tastes and ages.

The demand for ORT's services is high and in many parts of the world we cannot help as many people as we would like without securing more funding.

Your help is vital.

Your support will make a difference.