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Dreams from the slum

An initiative committed to making the dreams of people living in the slum to become a reality using education, empowerment and mentoring

Dreams from the slum is an initiative committed to making the dreams of vulnerable persons living in remote and desolate communities a reality through three pronged approach on Education, Empowerment and Mentorship. We make people in the slum to have love for education by giving them reason to believe in themselves and their dreams.

HundrED 2023
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Overview

HundrED has selected this innovation to

HundrED Global Collection 2023

Web presence

2013

Established

312

Children

1

Countries
Updated
April 2023
The children maybe born in the slum, but the slum is not born in them. They have got valid dreams.

About the innovation

What is Dreams from the Slum

Dreams From The Slum (DFTS) Empowerment Initiative was established in 2013 based on three convictions.

1. To ensure that regardless of social status ; every child has access to quality education.

2. That whoever ‘CHASES’ his/her dream, no matter how or where you are born, either in the slum, rural community or a remote and desolate area; you will definitely become it.

3. Your background doesn’t have the right to make your back be on the ground. ” You may be born in the slum, but the slum is not born in you”.

Since its inception, DFTS has pioneered innovative strategies to achieve this through the following approach:

-Education
-Empowerment
-Mentoring

Through our approach on Education, we provide children with the opportunity to borrow b books and read in our library facility and we have adopted over 1000 out of school children back into school in Nigeria by providing scholarship opportunities and access to basic school materials such as notebooks, bags, shoes etc.

Also, to enhance the quality of education in the slum , our teachers readiness program trains educators in low cost primary schools in rural communities, and we are extremely excited about the effect this is having on learners through their academic performance.

Through our approach via Empowerment, we provide teenage pregnant girls with livelihood skills so that they can be self reliant and live purpose driven lives; knowing that they have the potential to contribute meaningfully in our society, not minding their dreams and aspirations been delayed due to their misinformed choices. However, we make them realize they have a second chance to rewrite the outcome of their life through our ‘Young mothers Academy’

Other women are not left behind especially the parents of the beneficiaries as we get them engaged through livelihood skills so they can be self employed and meet the basic needs of their children.

Through our Mentoring approach, we provide career guidance to children and teenagers by helping them discover their unique abilities and passion, revolutionize the way they learn and get them exposed.

Impact & scalability

HundrED Academy Reviews

The three pronged approach of Education, Empowerment and Mentorship is sustainable and scalable to different environments. Support for teachers by teacher training programs and empowering students makes the innovation more effective.

This innovation makes a huge impact through directly providing scholarships and resources to local children and schools, as well as by providing professional mentorship in a supportive, accepting environment.

- Academy member
Academy review results
High Impact
Low Scalability
High Impact
High Scalability
Low Impact
Low Scalability
Low Impact
High Scalability
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