Dream A Dream Life Skills Thru Sport

Founded in 1999, Dream A Dream is registered Charitable Trust based

in Bangalore

APEEJAY India Volunteer Award 2011 in Volunteer Involving NGO

of the Year

Dream A Dream started out with 15 children

impacted over 8000children and

currently reaches out over 3000 children & 16

NGO partners

Regional Winner (South) Small category

at the India NGO Awards 2008 & Medium

Category -2010

Dream A Dream programs are delivered by a network and support of over 1500

volunteers

CSO Partners Outstanding Annual Report Award winner in small NGO Category 2007-08 &

Medium NGO category 2008-2009 & 2009-10

respectively

Runner Up GDN (Global Development Network)

Award for Most Innovative Project in 2009-10

Empowering children from vulnerable backgrounds through Life Skills....

Sensitizing the community through active volunteering...

Creating a world that appreciates unique differences...

Our Programs

Support Programs

• Dream Adventure

• Dream Fundays

Life

Skills

Sports

Dream Connect

Creative

Arts

Started in 2003

Program empowers children and young adults (6-18 years) to build life skills through the medium of Football

Explored mediums of Hockey, Table Tennis, Basket ball, Rugby and Football

Worked with 3000 children over the years

2007-08 Life Skills Thru Football Program found potential for Scaling up

Life skills we focus on

Ability to take Initiative, Overcome difficulties and solve problems, manage conflict, interact with one another and learn to understand and follow instructions

Dream Life Skills thru Sports

1800 children in the programme currently

Children and young adults in the age range of 8-16

Implementing 2 sessions per week of 90 minutes

33% girls in the programme

Work with 13 Partner NGOs

Age appropriate curriculum for quality delivery

Trained Facilitators to deliver curriculum

Well defined Monitoring and Evaluation

Programme Review 2011-12

Pre-session( 15-30 min)

Wake-Up(15min)

Team Prayer

Team Check-in

Revisit Team Agreement

Warm-Up

Life Skills(25Mins)

Water Break(5mins)

Football(20Min)

Cool-Down(5mins)

Reflection Circle(15mins)

Wrap-Up(5mins)

Post Session(15-30Min)

Session Design

Designed in 2010 in Partnership with Grassroot Soccer, South Africa

Activities designed Age appropriately

Activities designed to develop specific Life Skills

Exclusive Training for Facilitators on Delivery

Foundational elements of Curriculum

Safe Space

Praise

Personal Connections

Vital Conversation

Curriculum Design

Monitoring

Level -1 and Level-2 monitoring of Facilitators using specific tools

Feedback to the facilitators on a timely manner

Evaluation

Quantitative

Life Skills Assessment Tool

Attendance

Qualitative

Stories of Change

Quotes and feedback from children, volunteers & facilitators

Monitoring and Evaluation

Girish is a 17-year old, young man currently

pursuing his 2nd year of pre-university education. During this 9th grade, he was introduced to Makkala Jagriti, an NGO that was running a learning centre in his neighborhood. He joined the learning centre to pick up some computer skills. Girish was also keen to learn and play football but was unable to join the school team because he didn’t know how to play the game.

Girish initially struggled to pick up the skills. In his own words, “I was not at all playing correctly at beginning stage. But my coach instead of scolding me or punishing me, he encouraged me a lot. That encouragement and support of my coach and my parents gave me a will power in playing football.”

During his 10th grade, he became the captain of the School Football Team, a reflection of the self-confidence he was picking up along with the football skills. In one such tournament, Girish mentions that they reached upto the semi-finals and then lost a tough match. He says, “My team was very disappointed when we lost the match but I still encouraged my team.”

His passion for football continued in his college days as he continued to be an active participant in the Dream Life Skills Thru Football program. When Dream A Dream got an opportunity to send a team at a National Tournament in Nagpur, Girish was a natural choice.

The tournament was also a platform to select a National Team for the Homeless World Cup to be hosted in Paris in August. It was a tough group since there were young people from many different states and Girish put in his best effort. A few weeks later when Girish was informed that he was one of the young people selected for the team that will represent India at the Homeless World Cup, his happiness knew no bounds. He said, “I am very happy to represent our great Nation. My aim is to play good in the match and bring a good name to our India. I am sure that I will achieve in this because my parents and my coaches blessings will be always on me .And I am very thankful to Dream A Dream ”

Being the eldest son in the family, Girish is well aware of his responsibilities and the expectations his parents have of him. Girish admits, “My parents have a lot of expectations on me that I will perform good in my studies and as I am interested in football, they expect me to perform well in that too. I am confident that I will perform well in both and I have to - because my father works as a gardener and my mother works as a maid. Keeping this in mind I am doing good in my studies and waiting for a good opportunity in football. Later on in my future I will have to look after my family.”

We at Dream A Dream are tremendously proud of Girish for his commitment, determination and faith in his dreams. He reinforces our belief that when children and young people are given the right learning opportunities and guidance they will bloom and build in them the confidence to take on life challenges.

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