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Dave and Carmen have been nomadic since mid-2013 making a living through their copywriting business and writing all their adventures on their blog Double-Barrelled Travel. This husband and wife duo joined our #BagWalkers 2016 campaign and took their Classroom of Hope bag on their epic adventures throughout Thailand and Japan raising much-needed funds and awareness […]

In September 2017, Lauren and Adam tied the knot in front of their family and loves ones. Instead of asking their guests for gifts they asked for donations to Classroom of Hope. This beautiful, selfless, fairytale wedding raised over $12,000 for children’s education. Thank you, Lauren and Adam!

Jackson helped communities recover from the 2018 earthquakes in Lombok (Indonesia) with a powerful idea that used “social media for good” and “adventure with impact”. With worldwide support, this developed into a global campaign that raised over $120,000 to fund temporary schools for 1,160 children and boosted Lombok’s economy through tourism. Thank you, Jackson, we […]

11 entrepreneurs from Perth wanted to make a difference in the world, so they ran marathons, cycled a hydro-bike across an ocean, and held other events that raised over $100,000! This money funded 2 new elementary schools in rural Cambodia so that 480 children could go to school. Kindness makes a huge difference, and theirs […]

When 13 runners teamed up in 2018 to run for a cause, Bali saw its first 84km ultramarathon for education. In collaboration with Bali Hope Ultra, Bali Children’s Foundation, and Classroom of Hope, the event made history and raised $81,258 AUD to fund 100 scholarships for students in Northern Bali. Incredible!

Nathalie, Edo, Nadav, and Jessica held a magical event at “A Sound Life Dome” in Sydney in 2019. They shared their love of music, meditation, and their passion to make the world a better place. The event was so inspiring, $13,000 was raised for life-changing education!

Matt and Nicola ran 83km for education across Indonesia’s Lombok island. They wanted to help children who were affected by the 2018 earthquake and raised nearly $25,000 to build 4 pop-up school buildings with 8 classrooms! Never underestimate the life-changing impact you can have when you run for a cause!

Ash and Matt made a difference in children’s lives by donating their beards! Their “Beardless for Lombok” campaign raised over 50million Indonesian Rupiah ($5,000 AUD) in November 2019 that helped fund a pop-up school for 123 children! Forever grateful to our “Bearded Heroes”!

Alisoun & Friends are a team of friends from the UK including the ‘Acts of Kindness Collective’ who fundraised for education. They held auctions, raffles, sold beautiful candles and jewelry, skydived, and gave services to their clients in exchange for donations. Over $78,000 was raised by this wonderful group that transformed a rural community in […]

Piper and her family moved house and before the move, they had a garage sale. Piper decided to give all the money she earned from selling her toys to Classroom of Hope to help educate children. Amazing! We’re inspired by Piper and we hope you are too!!