ORT Canada is a fundraising organization that supports educational projects and raises money for global World ORT programs. It has raised millions of dollars for ORT projects in Israel.
Its funding fortifies ORT schools, strengthens educational programs with leading-edge technology, enhances the teaching experience for educators, and ensures the next generation has a solid foundation for the demands of an increasingly high-tech society.
ORT Canada is led by an all-volunteer Board of Directors and managed by a professional staff operating out of Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver, and it runs fundraising campaigns and events nationwide.
Israel
World ORT operates in Israel as World ORT Kadima Mada (WOKM), implementing programs that have raised standards of STEM education in underprivileged communities throughout the country’s northern and southern peripheries.
Russia
Russia is the birthplace of ORT. The organization was founded in 1880 in St. Petersburg to provide Russian Jews with employable skills as a way out of poverty.
Kyrgyzstan
The ORT Pri Etz Chaim School in Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek, caters to more than 110 students of elementary through to high school age.