Sponsor a Non-Formal Education (NFE) Centre
In many slum clusters, young girls are kept at home to manage domestic chores and care for younger siblings while their brothers attend school. Our Non-Formal Education (NFE) Centres break this cycle by offering safe, accessible learning environments right inside their communities
Bringing Education to the Forgotten Children of Slum Clusters
Due to frequent migration, poverty, and systemic exclusion, thousands of children living in informal slum settlements remain completely un-enrolled in formal schools. Many are forced into child labor or kept at home for household chores, widening their educational gap with every passing year.
The Non-Formal Education (NFE) Center Project operates directly within vulnerable slum communities to reverse this cycle. Through intensive door-to-door field surveys, our teams identify out-of-school children—with a special focus on young girls—and bring them into an accelerated 8-to-12-month bridge program.
Our core objective is simple yet transformative: bridge the academic and age gap. If a 10-year-old child has never held a pencil, we work intensively to build her skills up to a 4th-grade competency level so she can be successfully mainstreamed into a local government school and access every opportunity available to a mainstream child.
The 4-Stage NFE Implementation Model
When you sponsor a child’s education, you are not paying a fee. You are opening a door that stays open for life. Because we only have what we give.
Door-to-Door Identification Surveys
Field teams conduct systematic surveys across slum clusters to map out-of-school children, migrant families, and kids engaged in or at risk of child labor.
Accelerated Bridge Schooling
Children enter neighborhood NFE centers for 8 to 12 months of structured, foundational learning designed to catch them up to their age-appropriate grade level.
Age-to-Grade Competency
Curriculum is customized so an older child with zero prior schooling (e.g., a 10-year-old needing 4th-grade math and language proficiency) acquires the exact competencies required for formal grade entry.
Government School Enrolling
Once academic readiness is established, our team handles all administrative procedures to enroll the child into a nearby government school, unlocking state scholarships, mid-day meals, and formal qualifications.
Know About Our Live NFE Centers
Watch how one sponsor can change the course of a 100 children’s lives.
Sector 9, Surya Vihar NFE Center: Nurturing Young Minds Since 2013
Since 2013, our Sector 9 Surya Vihar NFE Center has been a safe and welcoming place for children from migrant families who have come to the city from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and other states in search of work. Through our Non-Formal Education programme, children who have never been to school, or who have dropped out, build strong foundations in reading, writing, and basic mathematics.
Our dedicated teachers use activity-based lessons, storytelling, and creative play to make learning joyful, while also nurturing confidence and values. Sponsor a child or volunteer with us, and help a young learner step into a brighter future.
Tigra Village NFE Center: Bringing Education Home Since 2017
Established in 2017, our Tigra Village NFE Center serves children from families who have migrated from West Bengal and settled here, often struggling to meet daily needs. Education was long out of reach for these children, and this center brings quality learning right to their doorstep. In a warm, encouraging environment, caring teachers focus on literacy, numeracy, and personal growth, preparing children for formal schooling. Beyond academics, the center builds curiosity, discipline, and self-belief. With your support, we can reach more children in Tigra and keep their classrooms alive with hope.
Noida Sector 63 NFE Center: Our Newest Center, Growing Since 2025
Established in 2025, our Sector 63 NFE Center in Noida is the newest addition to the Dream Girl Foundation family. What makes it special is its location: the center operates within a private school, using the school’s existing infrastructure to give children a clean, spacious, and well-equipped place to learn.
Classrooms, play areas, and basic facilities are ready for children who might otherwise never have had access to them. Through our Non-Formal Education programme, children build strong foundations in reading, writing, and mathematics, while gaining confidence and a love for learning. Sponsor a child or volunteer with us, and help this young center grow.
The Solution: Fund a Community Bridge Center
Sponsoring an NFE Centre is one of the highest-impact ways to end generational illiteracy in urban slum settlements. Rather than helping a single child in isolation, your sponsorship powers an entire neighborhood learning hub—equipping a dedicated classroom with qualified teachers, learning kits, and structured bridge curricula for dozens of out-of-school children at once.
Over an 8-to-12-month cycle, each centre transforms first-generation learners—especially young girls pulled into domestic labor—into confident, school-ready students. From door-to-door community mobilization to final government school enrollment, your support funds the entire ecosystem required to move an entire cohort of children permanently into formal education.
We stay with each child after enrolment. Our team follows up on attendance, supports families, and makes sure no child falls behind simply because her family can’t afford the basics. Every sponsored child also keeps a place in our community of learners, where she gets encouragement and a safe space to study.
Government School Mainstreaming & Entitlement Access
Once academic readiness is established, our team handles all administrative procedures to enroll the child into a nearby government school, unlocking state scholarships, mid-day meals, and formal qualifications.
Rescuing Children from Child Labor
Pulling vulnerable kids off construction sites, streets, and home labor, redirecting them into safe educational spaces.
Closing the Age-Learning Gap
Ensuring children are not permanently left behind simply because they started school late due to family migration.
Ensuring 100% Mainstreaming Success
Securing formal admission in government schools so students receive recognized certifications and long-term academic continuity.
Sponsor with Confidence
We believe trust is earned through accountability. Here’s what you get when you sponsor a child with Dream Girl Foundation.
Full Transparency & Tracking
Receive batch progress reports detailing survey numbers, baseline entry tests, and final government school enrollment figures.
80G Tax Benefits
All donations toward the NFE Center Project qualify for tax deductions under Section 80G.
Field Visits & Community Interaction
Corporate partners and donors are welcome to visit our NFE centers to observe classes and interact with our bridge-course students.
Help Us Mainstream Out-of-School Children This Year
Help us Build a New NFE Center and expand our Network so that we can reach to more migrant children and provide access to education to girl children
Sponsor an NFE Center Student Today
Frequently Asked Questions
Where are your projects based currently?
We are currently working on 2 types of projects- Education centres and health projects.
We educate young girls in our education centres and offer people who need access to healthcare through our health programmes.
Our Education Centers are located at:
Gurugram Sector-9, Gurugram Sector-57 and Noida.
And our Health project covers the entire Delhi NCR region.
How many children does your education centre cater to?
We have impacted more than 6,000 lives, and more than 500 children are currently with us across our centres.
Strength of Each Center is as follows:
Gurgaon Sector -9 : 270 Children
Gurgaon Sector 57 : 120 Children
Noida Sector 63: 120 Children
What is the age group of children at your centre?
Children from 3 to 14 years come to our centre.
Can you provide information on the total cost of one month of a child’s education, and a breakdown of the different expenses involved?
500 rupees are spent on a child’s education in one month. These funds are divided into three groups:
“Stationary”- refers to the price of the child’s necessary school supplies, such as textbooks, notebooks, pens, pencils, and other stationary goods.
“Refreshments”- refers to the price of feeding the child food and drink during school hours. To keep the youngster nourished and energised, this includes a mid-afternoon meal or snacks.
“School Uniforms”- This category covers the price of buying the child’s school uniform or other attire necessary for school attendance
Do you also provide food and clothes to the children?
Yes. We serve mid-day meals at our Sector 9 and Sector 57 centres with the help of our corporate partner Fluor, and provide refreshments at our Noida centre. In-kind donations such as clothes and toys are distributed to the children.
Are there any extra-curricular activities in your education centre?
Along with academic education, we also prioritize the overall development of the children in our education centers by organizing extracurricular activities every Saturday. These activities may consist of sports, music, art, and other fun and engaging recreational activities. We welcome anyone who is interested in participating or volunteering in these activities to contact us for more information. Both the children and our team would greatly appreciate your time and contribution.
Where do the children involved in your project stay?
Children at our education centres live with their families in nearby communities and come to the centre during the day. Children in our health programme can come from anywhere in India, and we pay for their treatment directly at the hospital.
Are the teachers working in your NGO on a voluntary basis, or are they given a salary?
The teachers working for our NGO are paid a salary for their services. However, we do also have teaching volunteers who offer their time and skills on a voluntary basis at our centers.
In the health project, do you take only the children from Delhi? Or children of other states can also come and seek help?
We welcome children from all states. Our mission is to help every child in need regardless of their location.
Where do you come to know about the medical cases from?
Cases reach us through hospital, social workers / referrals from families / partner organisations / community outreach. Our team verifies the child’s medical records and the family’s financial situation before taking up a case. We never hand money to families. We pay the hospital directly by demand draft and give the family the receipt. Recent cases are listed here:
How do you ensure that the donation or funds for health projects are used efficiently ?
Our organisation does not directly give funds to parents. Instead, we make a demand draft to the hospital or medical facility where the parents’ child is receiving treatment, and the receipt of the same is given to the parents. The hospitals affiliated with us are AIIMS and Sir Gangaram Hospital, but we also provide funding to children getting treatment in other hospitals.
This approach ensures that the funds are used for the specific purpose for which they were intended, which in this case is to cover the child’s medical expenses. By making the payment directly to the hospital, we can be assured that the funds are used for the child’s medical needs and not diverted elsewhere.
How many cases have been dealt with by the funds raised by the organization?
Ou organisation has been working on providing young kids with better education and health facilities. Thanks to the efforts of our hardworking staff and kind donators and volunteers, we have been able to provide help to 40 cases in total.
You may see some recent cases here: https://dreamgirlfoundation.ngo/recent-cases/