The Benefact Group's generous donation will support Outward Bound to expand our partnership with schools from the Harris Federation, an education charity who serve working class and disadvantaged young people throughout London and Essex. These academies are pioneers of social mobility. Outward Bound will now be able to take more of their young people on our outdoor adventure programmes, teaching them the most important lesson they will ever learn: to believe in themselves. All Harris schools serve communities of high deprivation. At a time when UK youth are increasingly isolated, lost, and anxious, this funding will enable more young people to grow in confidence, resilience, and determination. An essential part of our process is our impressive outdoor locations. These are places which thousands of young people from inner cities may otherwise never have the opportunity to see. With the help of the Benefact Group, Outward Bound can break down the financial barriers they face to having a transformational outdoor experience. The impact of this experience will be to show these young people that there are horizons beyond those they had ever thought possible.
