Design for change is a global movement started by Ms. Kiran Bir Sethi, Riverside School, Ahmedabad (www.dfcworld.com). DFC is designed to give children an opportunity to express their own ideas for a better world and put them into action. Students are encouraged to identify dreams upon which they would like to work or problems they would like to solve. Children and adults learn through the Design for Change that “I CAN” are the two most powerful words a person can believe. Children who have discovered this are changing their world. A four stepped process of Feel, Imagine, Do and Share helps students reach their desired goal. In many cases, we have seen DFC to be a confidence building and character building experience for children bringing smiles and happiness to them. DFC improves the life skills among children and draws out their hidden potential. Based on our experience, we recommend that all schools must participate in the DFC movement.
Bajaj Foundation has been drawing participation of the schools in DFC from last 9 years in collaboration with District Education Department. The programme has reached over 235 schools involving 9700 students and 415 teachers. A book on Design For Change inspiring stories was compiled and printed in Marathi first. The book includes the 11 inspiring stories of Design for Change initiative. The e-book version has been circulated amount the 28000 schools of Maharashtra and their responses encouraged us to translate the book into Hindi. Now the book in Hindi language has been printed.
