Dream A Dream

Dream a Dream is a Bengaluru-based non-profit organisation founded in 1999 that is reimagining education for children and young people from vulnerable backgrounds. The organisation works to transform the purpose of education from simply improving academic outcomes to enabling every child to thrive in life. By embedding life skills, social-emotional learning, wellbeing, and learner agency into education systems, Dream a Dream equips children with the confidence, resilience, and skills needed to navigate adversity and an uncertain future.

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Working closely with state governments, schools, educators, civil society organisations, and corporate partners, Dream a Dream influences education systems through curriculum innovation, teacher development, youth programmes, research, and policy advocacy. Rather than delivering stand-alone interventions, the organisation focuses on creating long-term systemic change so that every young person has the opportunity to lead a meaningful and fulfilling life.

Major Areas of Work

• Education Transformation: Reimagining education to promote holistic development and lifelong learning.
• Life Skills Education: Building resilience, self-awareness, empathy, communication, and decision-making skills among children and adolescents.
• Youth Development: Preparing young people with future-ready skills for life, learning, and work.
• Teacher & Educator Development: Training educators to facilitate learner-centred and social-emotional learning experiences.
• Research & Evidence: Developing assessment tools, conducting research, and generating evidence to influence education practice and policy.
• Government Partnerships: Working with state governments to integrate life skills and wellbeing into public education systems.
• Systems Change: Collaborating with education stakeholders to create equitable, learner-centred education ecosystems.

Major Initiatives and Programmes

Life Skills Programme: Supports children and adolescents in developing critical life skills through experiential learning.

Career Connect: Helps young people explore careers, develop employability skills, and navigate school-to-work transitions.

Teacher Development Programme: Equips educators with learner-centred teaching practices and social-emotional learning methodologies.

Thriving Framework: A research-backed framework that redefines educational success by focusing on children's wellbeing, agency, and ability to thrive.

Government Partnerships: Collaborates with state education departments to integrate life skills into government school systems.

Research & Learning: Produces evidence, assessments, and knowledge resources to strengthen education systems and improve learning outcomes.

Impact

• Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Bengaluru.
• Reached over 5 million children and young people through programmes and partnerships.
• Works across multiple Indian states through collaborations with governments, NGOs, and schools.
• Recognised globally by HundrED for innovation in education.
• Contributed to education initiatives including Delhi's Happiness Curriculum.
• Supports educators, schools, and governments to build future-ready education systems.

Dream a Dream offers professionals the opportunity to work on education innovation, youth development, life skills, wellbeing, and systems change. Employees collaborate with governments, schools, nonprofits, and communities to transform education and help young people build the skills and confidence to thrive in an uncertain world.

The organisation is well suited for professionals passionate about education, child development, youth empowerment, social-emotional learning, public systems, research, and long-term social impact.