Run4Schools

Founded in 2004, Run4Schools is a non-governmental organisation based in Amsterdam, Netherlands working on children & youth, education, sport for development.

Run4Schools is a Dutch foundation (Stichting Run4Schools) that organises and funds in-school and after-school sport, dance, music and computer programmes for primary school children in Mitchells Plain, a township in Cape Town, South Africa. Its programmes run at four primary schools and aim to keep children safe from gangs, drugs and exploitation while building confidence and resilience. The foundation is governed by an unpaid volunteer board based in the Netherlands, while local coaches and a two-person management team in South Africa run the day-to-day activities. Funds are raised mainly through running events such as the Two Oceans Marathon and Dam tot Damloop, sponsorships and donations. The foundation holds ANBI status and the CBF quality mark.