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Objectives:
Main objective behind the project
is to provide destitute children a decent and
healthy life, simultaneously making them as
responsible members of the society. In other
words, they are nurtured for living lives as
other normal children do.
The “DREAMZ” Home
was started with the alternative aim to prove
as a temporary accommodation to exploited, run-away
and destitute children who land up in Mumbai
city in search of their daily bread.
Activities:
The “DREAMZ” Home
has 22 street children as inmates who had been
into begging or rag picking. Around 200 street
children are also children in contact with the
centre getting various beneficiaries. Various
child welfare activities include Non-Formal
Education (NFE) school, Balwadi (pre-primary),
Daily Nutrition, Play and Recreational classes.
Mr. Vijay Karande, Founder
Secertary, Social Development Centre, Mumbai
says, “Dreamz began with the objective
of providing a safe living place to helpless
and homeless street children so as to mainstream
them into the civil society.”
Children under the project
not only enjoy the comfort of a secure home
but they are also taught essential values necessary
for getting accepted in the society like reading,
writing and speaking skills. Free nutritious
meals are provided to all children. Healthcare
needs of the children are met through regular
health check-ups. The children are groomed to
get mainstreamed into formal system of education
through an environment which is conducive and
supportive to their growth.
Children are also exposed to
recreational activities like music, dance, excursions
and picnics on a regular basis to ensure their
holistic development. Once exploited and deprived,
the children are provided with a platform to
lead a secure and normal life through ‘Dreamz’.
About the partner
Social Development Centre is
a registered non-profit organisation working
for the betterment of homeless and street children.
Launched in 1996, ‘DREAMZ’ Home
a very rare and unique initiative.
The street children of Mumbai need more such efforts from all of us!
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