We, a group of people, working across India, share a dream. A dream of a developed India. An India free of poverty and illiteracy. An India where the gap between the haves and the have-nots is justifiable. An India which realizes it's full potential in every domain. At present these are not happening. There is a lot of work to be done if these are to be achieved within an acceptable time frame. And by saying 'lot of work' we are actually underplaying the amount of work to be done. Many of us are still apathetic to the needs of the poor man on the roads. We still don't do our part to the society. We still splurge money on our own needs while these underprivileged still struggle to get a day's meal. This apathy and obliviousness to all social evils takes us nowhere. If we are to achieve this dream, we have to act. And act now!
This organisation has been formed keeping Indian professionals in mind. We strongly believe that it is in the youth and in the professionals of India that her future lies in. Whether she prospers and becomes a world leader or fades away as just another country in the world, lies in the hands of India's huge youth population. We trust that education is the key in securing the future of today's children and mainly concentrate on education of the underprivileged in the country apart from our other activities of which you will read about in this website.
We solicit all your support for this cause and sincerely hope our small efforts in creating change amongst the underprivileged of the nation will go a long way in changing the face of the nation.
Together we can!!! Together we should!!! Jai Hind!!!
Click on the city names to go to reports of the various Diwali celebrations..... Chennai , Mumbai , Hyderabad
SV home for girls in Chennai saw a competitive environment for the first time as DI volunteers celebrated the birth day of Mahatma Gandhi by organising various competitions for the girls. It was a very satisfying day for both the volunteers and the girls. A detailed report is in here
Airoli is the latest addition to the jewel in DI's crown - Mumbai. Rupesh, an enthusiastic youth has taken up the cause of a lot of children living in slums in that area and along with his friends, managed to admit many of them in a corporation school. Read his wonderful report here
DI has been assisting Shishu Mandir (a home for kids) in Bangalore for the last three years by sponsoring the salary of a teacher on an annual basis. Recently we handed over a cheque for Rs 32,500 for the payment of fees for the teacher for the current academic year. We thank all patrons who have been making this possible through their contributions year after year.
Anti Child Begging Campaign or ACBC as we fondly call it Dream India (DI)as an attempt by Pune DI team to attack the menace of child begging by raising awareness among people about the evils of child begging. For a developing country like India where Thousands of children on the streets spend their day begging money and food, it has become a serious problem. Many of us would have donated some money to them giving into their innocent face and outstretched hands and would have felt happy about doing something good. But in effect what we have done is this - killed the self esteem of the child, gave them easy money that they spend on gambling, tobacco and other addictions and worst we have played into the hands of parents or gangs using these children as source of money. To know more about evils of child begging, check out the presentation here
Mr Balasubramanian, a 17 year old boy from the Virudhunagar district from Tami Nadu, has managed to score the third rank in his school final exams despite conditions of extreme poverty at home. With his mother and sisters working in the matchbox industry and with a father who is ailing, it has been really tough for this boy to get to where he has reached now. DI was quick to spot the opportunity and assisted him by paying Rs 15,000 for his college education. Contact admin@dreamindia2020.org to know more
DI Chennai visited Saraojini Varadapan Trust orphanage and New Life charity trust last week. Soon we would share the details on the level of support DI would be able to extend to the homes. Contact admin@dreamindia2020.org if you want to join hands to help these homes
DI Chennai recently joined Vasantham to take part in Tenth Citizen Run at Lady Wellington college, Chennai. Keep watching this space for more details. Contact admin@dreamindia2020.org if you want to participate
Do you know of any meritorious student who cannot pursue education because of poverty? Do drop an email to admin@dreamindia2020.org with all possible details. DI would do its best to support them upon verification.
On July 6th 2008, we got to see another beautiful deed of the DreamIndia Chennai team. On behalf of DI, a few volunteers of the Chennai team took care of the dinner for all the 43 residents of the Kaakum Karangal Old age home in Thiruvamiyur, Chennai. To know more, contact admin@dreamindia2020.org and read City Reports, Chennai
Mr. Sugumar.E, whom we at DreamIndia supported by paying his education fee, has completed his ITI-Welding course with flying colors. He has found a couple of jobs through campus placements as well. The boy has made sure that through his work his family is set free of its financial constraints. If ever there need be any proof for the power of education, this case will serve as one. Congrats to Mr. Sugumar E. and our entire team. Sincere thanks to Udhay and India Sudar for giving us this chance and their continued support. To know more, contact '>admin@dreamindia2020.org
DI Pune team conducted the fifth Anti Child Begging Campaign ( ACBC ) very recently. The response from the community was awesome as visitors applauded , hugged , congratulated , promised to volunteer and vowed to stop child begging. Click here to see the campaign snaps.