About NGO:

Dream A Dream's Life Skills Development Program provides quality education to vulnerable children with the outcome of developing life skills required to make life choices. In the year 2010-11, the Program will impact lives of 3000 children. Dream Life Skills Development Program supplement regular schooling. Activities like sports, creative arts and outdoor adventure intrinsically lend to an interactive process of teaching and learning. Such a learning environment enables learners to acquire knowledge and to develop attitudes and skills that support the adoption of healthy behaviour.

Fund Usage:

We are continuously looking to expand our support network to include individuals who have seen the impact our Life Skills in their own lives and now are committed to bringing in those opportunities for a "High quality of life" in children and youth from vulnerable backgrounds.

Your support is critical to help us consolidate our work with 3000 children currently and continue to impact the lives of more children in the near future.

You will be delighted to know that you are not alone!

• Over 20% of our current funding comes from Individual donors;
• 30% through Corporate Support from companies like Fidelity Investments, Yahoo Employee Foundation, Juniper Networks Foundation, Dell YouthConnect, IDG Venture, TPI Consulting, etc.
• 30% from Grant Agency Support such as Global Fund For Children, The Hans Foundation, Marshall Foundation, ERSF - UK
• 30% from volunteer and support participation in Events

As a key supporter, you will receive our monthly newsletter, Annual Report and also have the opportunity to engage and interact with children as a volunteer.

The funds raised through the Mumbai Marathon will be utilized to support one of our core Life Skills Programs - The Life Skills Thru Creative Arts Program. The program works with over 1000 children every year and has been instrumental in engaging children twice a week for the entire year thus ensuring sustainable impact on each child. Designed by experts and delivered through a strong network of Life Skills Facilitators and volunteers, it's a program that has helped a child rediscover their creativity while developing essential life skills.

The total budget for the program for the year 2011-12 is Rs. 22,00,000=00 ($ 51,000)

Impact:

Revanna ran away from home when he was 7 years old and landed up in Bangalore. At the age of 11, he joined Dream A Dream's various Life Skills Development programs. When he completed his 12th grade at 18, he applied for a job at Dream A Dream and for 2 years now, he has worked at a Life Skills Facilitator and Coach.

He has experienced how access to life skills transformed his life and strives to bring the same experience to the children he handles. He uses creative techniques while working with children - rotating leaders amongst children, creating challenging situations and reflections around them, showing children movies related to sports and most importantly creating a safe space for children.

In his free-time, he has also developed a passion for capturing children's stories on video and showcasing them. An avid marathon runner, he was ranked 73rd in the just concluded Mumbai Half-Marathon where over 7000 runners participated.

Page Url :
http://www.unitedwaymumbai.org/ngo66_dreamadream.htm

Founded Year: 2000

Cause category: Children

Our Supporters

• Bharathwaaj Srinivasan
• D.S. Kanuchandran
• Vishal Talreja
• Gopal Katwal Chhetri
• Kavita
• Revanna.M
• Soni Mahtani
• Laxmeesha Acharya
• Bobbymon George
• Pavithra
• JAGADISH TELAPROLU
• Anirudha Basu
• Ramanujam Pobbisetty
• Satish S
• Srikrishna S
• Abhijeet Mehta
• Jaspreet Kaur