In her presentation at Maidan Summit 2011, Ms Betty Augustine introduced her organisation, Dream a Dream, and shared the model on which it works with vulnerable children on developing their life skills through sport. She shared how communities could be sensitized through simple activities like active volunteering and a football. She presented a case study of a participant, and explained how through sport develops the ability to take initiatives, overcome difficulties, interact with one another and follow instructions. The story of 17-year-old Girish on the programme, who started playing football at the age of 14 and eventually became a national level player for homeless people, was shared as a case in point.

1. Dream A Dream
Life Skills Thru Sport

2. 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

3. Empowering children from vulnerable
backgrounds through Life Skills....
Sensitizing the community through
active volunteering...
Creating a world that appreciates
unique differences...

4. Our Programs
Support Programs
• Dream Adventure
• Dream Fundays
Life
Skills
Sports
Dream
Connect
Creative
Arts

5.  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

6.  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

7.  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

8.  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

9.  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

10.  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.”

11.  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.

12. Dream A Dream With Us....
Feel the experience….
Make a difference…
Become a Dreamer!
Help turn dreams into
realities...
Make a difference…
!
THANK YOU!
www.dreamadream.org