By Vishal Talreja | Co-founder, Dream a Dream
After failing his class 10 examinations, Satish dropped out of the low-cost private school he was attending in Bengaluru, disillusioned and unmotivated. The only thing that saved the teenager from giving up on his future altogether was his passion for football.
Most often it is difficult for outsiders to understand what it is we do, till they get their hands - and feet - dirty!
Volunteers from our partner organisation Standard Chartered GBS recently participated in one of our After School Football Life Skills sessions and experienced what the children do. Responses from a few of them are telling:
“The activities done today were really helpful in bringing energy to the children and volunteers. It also provided the chance for the student to know about corporate culture and areas to look at to build careers.”
“I felt I was back to my childhood!”
“It was wonderful to see the enthusiasm in the children and how open they were to interact with us. I got reminded of my school days.”
Our end goal has always been to see the young people who engage in our programmes thrive. But what does thriving look like? How do we know if our life skills programmes have had that desired impact?
To better understand the behavioural and social indicators of ‘thriving’ - and its nuances - among young people disadvantaged by adversity, we commissioned a research study which has just been published and can be viewed here.
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