Dream A Dream
A charity that teaches young people from vulnerable backgrounds to overcome adversity.
Dream a Dream is a registered, charitable trust working for more than two decades to empower young people from vulnerable backgrounds to overcome adversity by using a creative life skills approach. We know that even as children and young people are empowered, systemic barriers and archaic ideas of success continue to push young people back. We have a three-pronged approach to our work.
Through Direct Impact, we engage over 10,000 young people every year through two innovation labs, the Thriving Centres and Thriving Schools. These spaces offer safe and nurturing environments where young people can express themselves freely, explore their creativity, and learn to navigate challenges with confidence. At our Thriving Centres, youth aged 15 to 23 participate in holistic learning experiences that combine digital literacy, communication, financial skills, and emotional well-being. Our Thriving Schools model reimagines schools as ecosystems of belonging, where teachers, students, and school leaders work together to create joyful learning environments rooted in empathy and inclusion.
Through Systems Demonstration, we partner with state governments to embed life skills and social-emotional learning within public education systems. We are currently working across seven Indian states including Delhi, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Telangana, Karnataka, Jharkhand, and Nagaland to co-create policies, curricula, teacher training, and assessment frameworks that place well-being and equity at the heart of education. Together, we have trained over 35,000 teachers and educators, reaching more than 2.6 million children. This work ensures that transformation is not dependent on individual programs but becomes part of how the system itself operates.
Through Building the Field, we are influencing the larger ecosystem of education by shaping research, policy, and narratives that redefine success. We collaborate with national and international partners to generate evidence, share insights, and build a collective movement around life skills and thriving. We annually convene educators, policymakers, and thought leaders through Change the Script, our annual gathering that brings diverse voices together to question the status quo and reimagine education for the future.
