Dream a Dream UK, established in 2012, is an independent charity that is inspired by the work of Dream a Dream, India.
Since 1999, Dream a Dream India’s programmes and partnerships have helped thousands of children and young people to overcome adversity, make healthy life-choices and break the cycle of poverty.
But Covid 19 has had a devastating effect on children and young people everywhere and for over 125m young spirits in India it has been a crushing blow. Schools and educational institutions have been closed for face to face teaching since March 2020. To keep food on the table many have gone back to poor villages or to work in menial jobs in urban centres.
In 2021, Dream a Dream, India has decided to up its game. Education in India is devolved to the states. Relying on its credibility, transparency and world-wide acknowledged outcomes Dream a Dream, India’s ambition is to change educational policy for the very poorest and most vulnerable, by working with state governments to change the learning experience. Out of a total of 29, five states have signed up and another 3 are in the pipeline.
Programmes for working directly with children will continue to inform these high impact efforts with state governments.
Donations in the UK come from individuals, family foundations, as well as grants and are eligible for gift aid. 100% of all money received goes directly to India.
To donate in the UK and benefit from Gift Aid, contact Kunku Soota, Chair of Trustees (kunku.soota@gmail.com).
All trustees are volunteers and all running expenses of the charity are funded by board members.
Who we are
Dream a Dream UK is a Registered Charity in England & Wales number 1154172 and a company limited by guarantee, number: 08325067
Why we collect your data
Dream a Dream UK respects your right to privacy.
We hold limited personal information, specifically your name; an email address and postal address (if you have given us a donation). We are legally bound by the General Data Protection Regulations 2018 to ensure that such information is only used for the purpose for which it was requested; to which you have freely given consent and also to ensure that the data is held securely.
How we collect information about you
We collect information of those who have made donations to Dream a Dream UK through various donation platforms both online and in other ways.
Our donors and supporters also provide us with details of those who are interested in our work and have consented to share their personal data.
We do not use cookies on our website
How we use the information we hold
We use the information to keep you informed about our work through the distribution of newsletters by email. When we organise fundraising events we will send you invitations and further information by email or in hard copy.
Who we share information with
Dream a Dream UK does not rent or sell mailing details to any third party. However, occasionally we may work with partner organisations or companies to send you information about other ways in which you can support Dream a Dream UK. However, we will not simply add your name to another organisation’s database.
Dream a Dream UK may from time to time need to use the services of third parties such as an internet provider; cloud services or to help us to process the data we hold. For financial or technical reasons these may be sited outside of the European Economic Area.
Use of such providers on behalf of Dream a Dream UK is regulated and safeguarded by both international procedures and legal agreements to comply with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulations 2018. In particular, we wish to ensure that data is adequately protected and secure.
Users under 18
If you use this site for information about fundraising, campaigning or supporting the work of Dream a Dream UK, please let an adult know.
How to request to be taken off our distribution list.
Please use the unsubscribe button on our newsletters or contact us by email info@dreamadream.org
Confidentiality
The Dream a Dream UK website includes links to other sites, not owned or managed by us. We cannot be held responsible for the privacy of data collected by websites not managed by Dream a Dream UK
Notification of change of Privacy Policy
This policy was updated in May 2018
Any changes to this policy will be posted on this page.