What is Dream India 2020?

We are a group of professionals employed full time in plush jobs that the new economy has opened up for us. The only uniting factor being a common dream - India, a country free from social demons like poverty, hunger, illiteracy, unemployment, epidemics, inaccessible primary healthcare, the list can become endless (very unfortunately). We hope to see a developed India realizing its potential in all domains. As envisaged by our visionary President Dr APJ Kalam (We are committed to his vision 2020), we expect to reach these milestones in our journey by 2020 AD. Pipe Dream? Fancy thoughts? No definitely not. To dispel such skepticism we feel our primary goal is to heighten social consciousness, increase development sensitization and instill collective responsibility among our fellow Countrymen. A little thought, some concern and few responsible steps is all it takes to march ahead relentlessly. Started by 3 youngsters in January 2005, Team Dream India 2020, today, boasts of over 100 people spread across Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Pune and now Hyderabad, actively involved in various activities, primarily working with underprivileged children .We will be expanding our activities in other areas of concern shortly with steady steps, taking forward our lessons learnt both from the miserable failures and the stupendous successes. No, we do not solicit any financial contribution (though we do require it for our activities and welcome it). But what we do request is to contribute your time, your think tank, and your effort for our activities.It is understandable that all of us are busy professionals toiling 14 hours a day at office, but atleast we have to contribute 2 hours in a week for the cause of underpriveliged in the society .We are requesting the same from you.If everyone of us does that, we are sure of realising the dream of our beloved President Dr.Kalam- A DEVELOPED INDIA. At the very least we expect you to be a responsible citizen as you go about your life, day in and day out.

What do we do?

Visit charity organizations regularly and help the children in their studies
Identify slums and provide education, private tuitions, computer classes etc for the children, who are usually the first generation learners in their families
Identify people who are genuinely in an urgent need for financial help, and contribute towards their cause
Private tuitions for poor children near our homes
Sponsor education for poor but genuinely interested children


Our Future Goals


As mentioned, our aim is to make India a developed country, at least by the year 2020. There is a lot of work to do, some of which can be found below:


Identify children in schools especially government schools and sponsor their education. Talented children could be identified and supported to improve their talent


Arrange for medical camps regularly in the areas identified for committed service. Follow up and track health improvement


Identify uneducated people, especially destitute women and arrange for support from bigger self help groups


Identify and adopt a slum or a village
A group of about 10 persons adopt a slum and identify its immediate requirements and fulfill them. The requirements could be education, providing facilities for employment, health education, social awareness, etc
Larger groups adopt a village, and do the same as above, and also provide infrastructure based on capacity, or help in arranging, or at least, create awareness to claim infrastructure(for example, establishment of cottage industries).


Identify people who are unemployed, and provide jobs for them. Arrange for providing vocational training for self reliance


Get support or sponsors from larger organizations to set up infrastructural facilities in villages, slums or any underdeveloped locality. For example, in a village, a Bio-Gas plant could be set up with the support from other larger organizations.


Spread the idea of duty, responsibility and commitment to the society, and get more of our fellow citizens to reforming the society


Identify any organization involved in dedicated social service; support it financially and also physically, by taking classes for them, arranging for any of their needs, etc.


Identify beggars, or children on streets, track them, trace their origin, after assuring that they are genuinely helpless, take them to a charity organization and provide continuous support.


Spread knowledge and awareness about and encourage any development initiative


What can you do?


Visit an underdeveloped locality, a slum and provide basic needs
Take tuition classes for uneducated people or people with low standard of education
Volunteer for ongoing Social Service projects – like Blood donation camps
Sponsor education for children with poor financial backgrounds, so that they don’t discontinue due to lack of money
Provide opportunities for poor and unemployed people to earn, by sponsoring/donating sewing machines, articles for handicraft, raw materials for cottage industries
Identify and gather people of similar such interests, provide them avenues for social service
Try to utilize your popularity or contacts to raise funds at times for people in an urgent need
Support an organization involved in service, by contributing and collecting a token amount regularly and fulfilling any of their necessities
If you have a function at your home, try to make it memorable, by making a small contribution to a charity organization you trust


But, I am not India...

Well, do you stay away in a foreign land? No problem, the very feeling that we wish to contribute to our mother land would make sure we do it where ever we are... Here are certain things you could do in spite of being away from India.

You can ask your friends in India to join our team, which is active in five cities ( Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad) as of now. More strength means more contribution.
You can share information about the group with as many people as possible. Well, even if not in this group, it is fine even if people get involved in social activities through any group or organization. The ultimate aim is that it should contribute to the society no matter in what name.
You can write to us all your thoughts about seeing a better India, they will be published in our weekly. You can even take up responsibility of office work kind of tasks, like preparing newsletters, articles, posting messages in forums and blogs, maintaining communication, etc and create awareness about the Dream of ours.
In case you know some poor family at your home town whom you want to help, but find that difficult to do that alone, then please let us know. We can work together to help them!!!
Last but not the least, if you wish, you could contribute monetarily towards the emergency calls for the genuinely needy people that our group responds.
Think…. Think different, if need be … Make a delightful difference.

Let us all be equal stakeholders, concerned partners in this growth story that India is.

Let our actions speak, sound thus emanating from them Heavenly!!!

Together We Can!!! Together We Should!!!

Jai Hind!!!

TeamDreamIndia – dream_india_2020@yahoo.co.in

Website: http://www.dreamindia2020.org