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Connie K. Chung, EdD, is a Foster America Fellow. She has written, co-edited, or contributed to six books and numerous papers about how young people and their supporters can thrive in the 21st century, and how people and communities can create positive change together. She is a former high school teacher, a former foster parent, and former associate director of the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Global Education Innovation Initiative. She holds a doctorate in education, dual master’s degrees in international education policy and in teaching and curriculum, and a bachelor’s degreeRead More...

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When We Thrive, Our World Thrives

Books by Connie K. Chung, Vishal Talreja, Dream A Dream

This book is about the graduates of Dream a Dream. It centres on moving, personal stories of young people and what it means to grow up with adversity and thrive. It weaves in research about positive youth development and best practices of the globally recognised life skills programme developed by Dream a Dream; it also chronicles Dream a Dream’s growth and development as an organisation. It shares stories of hope that with proper support from caring adults,

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Connie K. Chung, EdD, is a Foster America Fellow. She has written, co-edited, or contributed to six books and numerous papers about how young people and their supporters can thrive in the 21st century, and how people and communities can create positive change together. She is a former high school teacher, a former foster parent, and former associate director of the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Global Education Innovation Initiative. She holds a doctorate in education, dual master’s degrees in international education policy and in teaching and curriculum, and a bachelor’s degree in English and American literature, all from Harvard University.
Vishal Talreja co-founded Dream a Dream along with 11 others. He has co-authored 4 papers related to life skills in the Indian context. Vishal is an Ashoka Fellow, an Eisenhower Fellow, a Kamalnayan Bajaj (Aspen) Fellow, and a Salzburg Global Fellow. He is a board member at Goonj. Previously, he has been the founder-director of Unltd India and a board member of PYE Global and India Cares Foundation. He is an executive committee member of Karanga – The Global Alliance for SEL and life skills, and a co-founder of The Weaving Lab. Vishal has been recognized as an ‘Architect of the Future’ by the Waldzell Institut in Austria and as ‘Innovator of the Year’ in 2019 by HundrED.

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When We Thrive, Our World Thrives

Books by Connie K. Chung, Vishal Talreja, Dream A Dream

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