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Dreaming In Slums is the women empowerment organisation with an aim to provide life skills through football coaching to girls/women from the urban poor background in India.

Celebrating Mental Health Week, I had the wonderful opportunity to lead an empowering session with the girls in our comm...
12/10/2025

Celebrating Mental Health Week, I had the wonderful opportunity to lead an empowering session with the girls in our community, focusing on emotional well-being and self-awareness. Using the purposeful play methodology from the Mental Health Curriculum by we discovered how play and football can become powerful tools to understand, express, and manage emotions.
It was truly inspiring to witness the girls open up, connect, and reflect — turning learning into action as they committed to spreading mental health awareness within their families and community. 💚⚽

🌟 After an energizing football session, our girls stepped into the world of mindfulness and creativity with a unique bag...
19/09/2025

🌟 After an energizing football session, our girls stepped into the world of mindfulness and creativity with a unique bag painting workshop led by and her son Raghav. 💫 For many, it was their very first experience — and the burst of imagination and artistry they displayed left us truly inspired! 🎨✨ This is just the beginning, and we can’t wait for many more powerful sessions like this. 🙌 A huge thank you to Anisha for being our constant pillar of support. ❤️

We conducted a purposeful play session on mental well-being with our girls, using the game “Fire in the Mountain”. Throu...
07/09/2025

We conducted a purposeful play session on mental well-being with our girls, using the game “Fire in the Mountain”. Through this activity, the girls expressed their emotions—whether anger, happiness, sadness, worry, or calmness—by moving and acting them out.

This was followed by pair sharing, where the girls reflected on their emotions and discussed different ways to cope, learning from one another across age groups. The session concluded with a calming mindfulness practice, where the girls closed their eyes, focused on their breath, and reflected on the session while noticing the different sounds around them—a simple form of meditation to relax the mind.

The experience helped the girls not only express and manage emotions but also connect, learn, and grow together in a safe and supportive space.

Happy Birthday, Muskan! 🎉 May this year bless you with strength, happiness, and endless opportunities. Keep breaking bar...
02/09/2025

Happy Birthday, Muskan! 🎉 May this year bless you with strength, happiness, and endless opportunities. Keep breaking barriers, keep inspiring others, and keep shining with your achievements. The world needs more dreamers and doers like you!

✨ After 3 Days of Coaches Training ✨Our budding coaches wrapped up the training by sharing their reflections and feedbac...
30/08/2025

✨ After 3 Days of Coaches Training ✨

Our budding coaches wrapped up the training by sharing their reflections and feedback—do listen to their voices as they speak about their journey, growth, and learning. 🌟

They also used Padlet to creatively share their thoughts, and to celebrate their efforts, two coaches were rewarded for doing their best throughout the program. 🙌

These three days have been a powerful step in shaping confident leaders who are ready to give back to their community through football and life skills. 💪⚽

Day 3 of Coaches Training The big day arrived—on this special Global Day of Play, our young coaches stepped onto the fie...
30/08/2025

Day 3 of Coaches Training

The big day arrived—on this special Global Day of Play, our young coaches stepped onto the field to put their learning into action by leading a session with 30 girls from the community. 🌟

Watching them grow over the past three days has been truly inspiring, as they take bold steps toward creating change through football and life skills.

A heartfelt thank you to , .g, and for coaching, supporting, and making this journey possible. 🙏

💬 “When girls lead, communities rise.”

✨ Day 2 of Coaches Training ✨Our journey continued with an exciting and insightful second day! We began with a session o...
29/08/2025

✨ Day 2 of Coaches Training ✨

Our journey continued with an exciting and insightful second day! We began with a session on first aid knowledge, ensuring our young coaches are prepared both on and off the field.

On the ground, the girls explored:
⚽ Warm-up games to build energy
⚽ Ball mastery with juggling for more touches
⚽ Mingle-mingle & circle passing linked to life skills like teamwork and adaptability
⚽ Rondo & support passing focusing on communication, finishing, and spatial awareness

The session also highlighted the coaching process, covering the do’s and don’ts of being an effective coach.

We are especially excited as our young coaches now prepare to lead tomorrow’s Football Festival for 30 girls from the community—an inspiring step in their journey from players to role models. 🌟

A heartfelt thank you to our wonderful coaches , .g, and for guiding the girls with passion, patience, and purpose. 🙏

💬 “Great coaches don’t just build players, they build communities.”

✨ Inspiring Day 1 ✨The first-ever coaches’ training at kicked off with great energy! We are proud to be training young ...
28/08/2025

✨ Inspiring Day 1 ✨
The first-ever coaches’ training at kicked off with great energy! We are proud to be training young girls from the community—embarking on a journey from players to coaches. These girls are ready to bring positive change by giving back to their community, teaching younger girls both football ⚽ and life skills 💡 to the next generation. We are deeply grateful to our dedicated coaches— Prajakta, Muskaan,and Pallavi—for leading the way with passion, setting an example of how sports can bring meaningful change in society, and inspiring other girls to step forward.

Today’s session focused on shaping a vision, mission, and coaching philosophy, followed by practical warm-ups, football techniques, and reflections on how these skills connect to everyday life. This is just the beginning of a journey where sport becomes a tool for empowerment and community transformation.
💬 “When a girl learns to lead on the field, she learns to lead in life.”

🌸 Ganpati Bappa Morya! May his blessings inspire every dream ⚽️✨
27/08/2025

🌸 Ganpati Bappa Morya! May his blessings inspire every dream ⚽️✨

Freedom is not just a gift, it is a responsibility. On this 79th Independence Day, let us unite in gratitude, pride, and...
15/08/2025

Freedom is not just a gift, it is a responsibility. On this 79th Independence Day, let us unite in gratitude, pride, and the promise to build a better tomorrow for our nation.

🌟 Celebrating Pallavi’s Power Move! 🌟From lacing up her boots as a young girl with a dream to now earning her AIFF D Lic...
24/07/2025

🌟 Celebrating Pallavi’s Power Move! 🌟
From lacing up her boots as a young girl with a dream to now earning her AIFF D License in professional football coaching, Pallavi has truly come full circle!

As part of our grassroots programs, she played with heart, commitment, and discipline. Today, she’s not just a coach — she’s a beacon of hope and strength for many other girls in her community.

Pallavi is proof that when opportunity meets passion, dreams become reality.
We are beyond proud of her journey, and we know this is just the beginning. 🙌🏽

📢 To all the young girls watching — Yes, you can play. Yes, you can lead. And yes, you can coach too.

Congratulations, Coach Pallavi! 🎓⚽
Your journey inspires, your efforts empower, and your presence makes a difference. 💫

Thank you .o.p__e for being our constant support 🥰

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