For the longest time, education has believed that children are the future, that ‘ONE day’ they will grow up and make the world a better place. And in waiting for that ‘One day’, education has deferred the promise that it made to its children to help them become creative, proactive, empathetic and responsible citizens. This resulted in children graduating saying ‘I CAN’T’ .
What if – Every Today - education believed its mission was to empower every child to say ‘I CAN’ – that children are ‘Not helpless, Change is possible and They can drive it’.
What if - a group of adults, teachers and leaders spearheaded this new belief about children and their potential- so that EVERY TODAY the world woke up to the potential of their children.
What if –there was a simple framework that made this possible – EVERY TODAY!
Design for Change is offering the world a magic formula! A simple four step framework to make every child say I CAN – not by chance – by design!
We call this magic formula - FIDS for KIDS!!
FEEL – empathy – nurture the heart
IMAGINE- ethics – grow the head
DO – excellence – use the hands collaborative action and agency
SHARE – elevation – inspire hope – I can , now you can too!
Design for Change invites you to be a part of this empowering journey - where we will join the best minds from around the globe as every child deserves the best OF us to realize the best IN them.
DFC Student Council launched the first-ever Online D'Festival of Change
DFC Countries design new COVID Response Initiatives
Articles written by Student Council Members were published in the 'Global Educational Pact for Pope'
Power of Partners
DTG goes digital on SM Platform
Master Class with Dr Howard Gardner and Andreas Schleicher moderated by Kiran
Selected as Most Impactful and Inspiring Innovators in K12 Education from around the world for HundrED 2021 Global collection
First-ever virtual Be the Change celebration 2020 organized by DFC Singapore, where 300 children attended it with 50 stories of change from 25 countries were celebrated
Kiran featured in a Book titled "Vital Voices: 100 Women Using their #PowertoEmpower"
70+ Countries and Regions
I CAN Children's Global Summit in Rome attended by 2500+ participants from 40 + countries
BTC in 13 venues attended by 40 DFC champions and partners
Launched I CAN Marketplace of solutions and Rainforest Challenge
Kiran awarded the “Earth Prize” Award, at Luino Lago, Italy
New countries onboarded : Liberia | Ukraine | Italy | Russia | Iran | Costa Rica | Sudan | Croatia | Slovakia | Canada | Zambia
65+ Countries and Regions
8th Annual BTC in Taiwan, (1st-2nd December)
BTC attended by 39 DFC champions and partners
I CAN SCHOOL PLATFORM LAUNCHED
DFC Global Inc incorporated on 25th May, 2018
DFC Global appoints it's first CEO and has a board of 10 members
3 operational office - INDIA, SPAIN, USA
Increased footprint in Africa
Kiran awarded the “Light of Freedom” Award, at the Vital Voices, U.S.A., Global Leadership Awards
60+ Countries and Regions
7TH BTC MADRID, SPAIN (NOV 10-11), 29 PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES
RESOURCE MATERIALS-(I CAN LESSONPLAN, FIDS, COMIC BOOKS)
I CAN SCHOOL PLATFORM LAUNCHED
INCREASED FOOTPRINT IN LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA and EUROPE
TOP HUNDRED PROJECT IN THE WORLD
COLLABORATION WITH SCHOLAS OCCURRENTES AND OIEC THAT TAKES DFC TO 446000 SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE
40+ Countries and Regions
5th BTC Beijing, China (Dec 10-11) 18 Participating Countries
Resource Material Development (Story Curriculum, FIDS)
Completion of the 2nd Year of DTG Pilot
I CAN School Platform
Increased Footprint in Latin America
collaboration with Wash United- 2nd Phase
Listed on the Global education Innovation Initiative (GEII) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
Ashoka Globalizer
8000+ stories | 32+ Countries and Regions
4th Be The Change Conference at Mexico
HGSE Research Validates DFC Builds Empathy
Dfc Recognized as an Action Step to Address UN Global Goals
Successful Completion of DTG Pilot
Kiran Receives the Asia Game Changer Award
7000+ Stories | 28 Countries and Regions
3rd Be The Change Conference in India
Sea of Change
Top 10 Champion of Re-imagine Learning Challenge
Global Teacher Prize Finalist
6000 Stories | 20 Countries and Regions
2nd Be The Change Conference
Launch of Design Thinking Guide
Launch of Every Child Can Documentary
DFC Publications
5000 Stories of Change 13+ Countries and Regions
Be The Change Conference
Rockefeller Foundation Innovation Award
4000 Stories of change 11 Countries and Regions
Index Award
I CAN Book First Edition
DFC goes Global
1500 Stories of change
Raffi composes i can song
Impact Research by Goodwork
DFC launched in India
700 Stories of change
Kiran speaks at TED India