Dream India Educational And Charitable Trust
Dream India Educational And Charitable Trust is a non-profit organisation, established in 2002 that works primarily in the domain of Education and Child & Youth Development. Its primary office is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
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About
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Headquarters
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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Since
2002
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 Read more 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 organization 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!!! Vision To see an India free of poverty and illiteracy where the poor are empowered, an India where the bridge between the poor and the rich is within acceptable limits. An India in which today’s underprivileged youth succeed tomorrow, create a niche space for themselves, and are able to contribute to the growth of the country. Lastly we also dream of an India in which every other educated soul understands the importance of giving back what he has taken from the society. And that this makes India go from strength to strength. Mission To mobilise the undeniable and boundless energy, spirit and strength of India’s youth and carry out activities aimed at the betterment of life of the underprivileged and also the education of the under privileged kids. We hope to achieve this by forming groups from people living in same localities and helping them carry out the above mentioned activities in their respective localities. We believe that such work happening in different pockets of the nation would add up and help a lot of people.
Issue
Children from rural India need a level playing field. Education is the only means by which they can come up in life. Quality education still remains a distant dream for many children. Biggest issue we see is - all are leaving it to the hands of Govt and NGOs - rather it is the duty of each and every citizen of this country to stop by and take care of the have nots. Our aim is to show that by just spending 2 hours on a weekend - without any compromise to our routine life - one can make a big difference. It is NOT possible for NGOs and Govt alone to change the current situation.
Action
Dream India - www.dreamindia.org -is arguably the largest and one of its kind NGO - with zero admin cost - NGO in India. All our trustees and volunteers are full time working professionals. NGO is run following all norms laid by the government and serving about 5000 rural government school children spread across various parts of rural Tamil Nadu every year. In addition, we also have our own study centers in Chennai, Mumbai and Bangalore. We work with various partners and ensure various welfare programs for children and senior citizens are run effectively
Cause Area
Sub Sector
Impact
We have been working since 2002 - the day we met Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam sir in Jaipur during his visit in 2002 - we started our work for Dream India. Today, more than 2000 children got graduated and contributes back to Dream India in the form volunteering for various dream India programs, weekly classes, sponsoring other children for education, running study centers, conducting thiramai thiruvizha etc. Every year we reach out to 5000 plus rural children spread across 13 different rural parts of Tamil Nadu. We truly believe each of us can make DREAM INDIA possible for the local community we work with. This can be done without any compromise to our professional life, family life or any such give away.
Programs
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Project #01 - Educational Scholarships for Govt School & Home Children College Education – Education For All
StateDream India works with close to about 13 govt schools and various homes in Tamil Nadu. We also have our study center in Bangalore and Mumbai. We have received educational scholarship requests from the children of these government schools for higher education and also children of our study center for school education. These government schools are in Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvannamalai, Cuddalore and other parts of TN. We also work with various homes like Udhavum Nanbargal, Payir, SV home and Vasantham were the children need educational assistance.
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Project #03 – Project Thiramai Thiruvizha – Talent Festival
Dream India team visits one rural school every month and conduct elocution, Essay, drawing, Thirukural, Quiz and cultural events for all the children. Volunteers interested in serving rural government school children are welcome to participate and motivate the children.
These events typically costs about 40,000 INR to 50,000 INR which includes lunch, snacks and prizes for all the children (usually 200 plus).
Yearly Event – Annual Meet at Chennai for all TN based schools and homes
30 children from each of these school participate in a yearly event at Chennai where about 10 to 12 school children participate. This event takes about 40,000 INR for each school.
GHS Mazhaiyur
GHSS Alapakkam
CHS Adyar
GHS Kaatumalayanur
Pums Aranji
GHS Kokkalur
GHS Melarasampatu
GHS Collector Nagar
GHS Perianatham
Vasantham
SV Home
Udhavum Nanbargal
Payir and
Kannagi Nagar Study Center
Bangalore Community Library
Mumbai Study Center -
Project #04 – Project Educational Tour
StateThe rural government school children are brought to Chennai for a one day educational tour.
They visit metro, anna library, Birla planetarium, corporate office to learn how people work, Vivekananda house, beach and then leave back.
We also get wish list items from the children and gift them.
These trips costs about 50,000 INR which includes transport, food and all expenses related to children.
GHS Mazhaiyur
GHSS Alapakkam
CHS Adyar
GHS Kaatumalayanur
Pums Aranji
GHS Kokkalur
GHS Melarasampatu
GHS Collector Nagar
GHS Perianatham
Bangalore Study Center
Mumbai Study Center
Kannagi Nagar Study Center -
Project #02 – Project AnnaViruksham - Support to Homes/Rural Govt Schools
The Need:
The pandemic and its post effects, has put lot of children and elderly homes in serious economic trouble. We at Dream India are catering to the needs of these children and elders by providing them food on regular basis.The Request: - Dream India Support for homes – We are working with these homes since 2008.
Vasantham Special School for Mentally Challenged
SV Home for Economically Challenged Girls
Udhavum Nanbargal Home for boys and girls
Kaakum Karangal Old Age Home
Payir
Snacks for rural government school children - GHS Kaatumalayanur[145], Pums Aranji[215], GHS Vaiyavoor[296], GHS Mazhiayur[170], GHS Perianatham [131] and GHS Collector’s colony [260], GHS AKT Kancheepuram[240] -
Project #05 - Dream India Diwali For All
StateDream India Diwali For All - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45P3wqa6jjc
For all the government school children and children of the homes we support and our study center, Dream India gets a gift set for Diwali.
The gift set contains - new set of dress, sweets/snacks and sparklers. For the year 2023-24, we have about 2500 children to be covered in this program.
Vasantham Special School for Mentally Challenged
SV Home for Economically Challenged Girls
Udhavum Nanbargal Home for boys and girls
Kaakum Karangal Old Age Home
Payir
Snacks for rural government school children - GHS Kaatumalayanur[145], Pums Aranji[215], GHS Vaiyavoor[296], GHS Mazhiayur[170], GHS Perianatham [131] and GHS Collector’s colony [260], GHS AKT Kancheepuram[240]
Impact Metrics
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Number of Children
Program Name
Project #01 - Educational Scholarships for Govt School & Home Children College Education – Education For All
Year-wise Metrics- 2022-23 150
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Number of Children/Elders Meals Served
Program Name
Project #02 – Project AnnaViruksham - Support to Homes/Rural Govt Schools
Year-wise Metrics- 2022-23 200000
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Number of Children
Program Name
Project #03 – Project Thiramai Thiruvizha – Talent Festival
Year-wise Metrics- 2022-23 5000
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Number of Children
Program Name
Project #04 – Project Educational Tour
Year-wise Metrics- 2022-23 1500
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Number of Children
Program Name
Project #05 - Dream India Diwali For All
Year-wise Metrics- 2022-23 2500
Leadership Team
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Ms. Padmaja Nagaraj
Trustee
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Mr. Eswaramoorthy Kaliappan
Co-Founder and Trustee
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Mr. Sathish Kumar
Trustee
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Mr. Kabilan
Trustee
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Mr. Srinivas Vasan
Trustee
Demographics & Structure
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No. of Employees
0-5
M&E
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Internal, External Assessors
No
Policies
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Ethics and Transparency Policies
No
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Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy
No
Political & Religious Declarations
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On Affiliation if any
No
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On Deployment Bias if any
No
Registration Details
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PAN Card
AABTD1831F
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Registration ID
1659/2008
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VO ID / Darpan ID
TN/2018/0210673
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12A
AABTD1831FE20214
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80G
AABTD1831FF20214
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FCRA
Not Available
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CSR Registration Number
CSR00011711
Location
Other Details
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Type & Sub Type
Non-profit
Trust
Website
Financial Details
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2018-19
IncomeRs.3,145,653ExpensesRs.1,490,554Admin ExpensesRs.0Program ExpensesRs.1,490,554Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2019-20
IncomeRs.3,418,527ExpensesRs.1,707,396Admin ExpensesRs.0Program ExpensesRs.1,707,396Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2020-21
IncomeRs.7,110,831ExpensesRs.3,630,006Admin ExpensesRs.0Program ExpensesRs.3,630,006Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2021-22
IncomeRs.8,150,607ExpensesRs.4,669,782Admin ExpensesRs.0Program ExpensesRs.4,669,782Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2022-23
IncomeRs.9,486,625ExpensesRs.7,359,935Admin ExpensesRs.0Program ExpensesRs.7,359,935Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2023-24
IncomeRs.13,657,182ExpensesRs.10,636,912Admin ExpensesRs.0Program ExpensesRs.10,636,912Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it.