My Dream In A Shoebox
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Throughout the years, My Dream in a Shoebox has equipped around 421,219 children with the necessary tools they’ll need to chase their #BiggerDreams. Now in our 15th year, My Dream in a Shoebox continues our dedication to empowering underprivileged Filipino children across the country.
Through fundraising and outreach programs aimed at providing dream kits, E-hubs, and scholarships to children in various communities, we’re able to help make a brighter reality for more and more learners in the Philippines.
Fund an Educational Hub!
Build an e-Hub for a community!
For Php 150,000, you can help fund (1) one Education Hub (e-Hub) that can provide an adopted school community with working laptops equipped with stable internet access and printing equipment.
Sponsor a scholar’s education for 1 year
For Php 3,000 per child, you can provide them with much-needed support to help them pursue their education.
Support a community scholar!
Donate a dream kit!
Send a dream kit filled with school supplies
For only Php 300 per dream kit, you can give a child the supplies and tools they’ll need to pursue their education.
Our Mission
Many Filipino children face challenges like poverty that hinder them from making their dreams of a better tomorrow a reality. Since 2009, our mission has been focused on empowering underprivileged Filipino children through our educational outreach program.
My Dream in a Shoebox is an annual campaign that aims to equip these children with the tools they need to continue their education. With every contribution, we help them reach a brighter future.
Through our continuous efforts, TeamAsia strives to prepare the future generation to be able to make their #BiggerDreams come true.
OUR GOAL
My Dream in a Shoebox partners with various associations and foundations that share the same mission as us. We work together to make our shared vision of a brighter reality possible.
THROUGH THE YEARS
It all began in 2009, with a modest collection of 200 shoeboxes from industry partners and friends. Our simple dream of giving school supplies to less fortunate Filipino has then blossomed into touching more than 500,000 lives around the Philippines.
From shoeboxes filled with school supplies – to supporting scholars and communities across the islands, we have made a bigger impact and #BiggerDreams come true!
Our mission will never stop, and as we adjust to the new normal – we continue our mission to provide children with the tools they need to continue their education.
December 2021
Our Dream Builders shifted and pivoted its initiatives to address the growing needs of our education stakeholders in this now normal. My Dream in a Shoebox expanded its efforts and went over its goals raising Php 920,365, funding 3 e-Hubs and supporting more 100 dream scholars and teachers for their educational needs.
December 2020
For its 12th year, even as they were faced with challenges brought by the effects of the pandemic, My Dream in a Shoebox was still able to still equip over 13,829 children, and 115 dream scholars with more educational tools and scholarship assistance with the help of their corporate partners and volunteers.
December 2019
My Dream in a Shoebox equipped more than 65,000 underprivileged kids and 60 dream scholars with educational tools and scholarship assistance in 2019. Through the support of the campaign’s dream builders, more Filipino children were given a chance to pursue bright futures!
December 2018
For its tenth year, My Dream in a Shoebox launched a major initiative to seek sponsors for 10 underprivileged kids each from 10 different, far-flung communities in the Philippines with little to no access to educational tools and facilities. The campaign surpassed its goal of 75,000 shoebox donations, and provided sponsorships for more than 300 kids.
December 2017
My Dream in a Shoebox’s ninth year was one for the books. Through the collective efforts of sponsors and partners, the team raised 82,474 shoeboxes that were distributed to 96 different communities around the country.
December 2016
My Dream in a Shoebox took on its eighth year with high hopes and a determination to make bigger dreams come true. With heart and hard work, the team, its sponsors, and its partners were able to exceed the previous year’s shoebox donations and bring hope to 67,223 kids from 67 different communities nationwide.
December 2015
In its seventh year, My Dream in a Shoebox exceeded all expectations as we were able to collect more than 50,000 shoeboxes. The campaign was able to reach children from different areas, from the urban jungle that is Metro Manila to secluded communities in Samar, Palawan, and Iloilo to name a few.
December 2014
2014 was a record breaking year for My Dream in a Shoebox, as we have exceeded our initial collection target of 15,000 shoeboxes. Through the effort of our partners and benefactors, the campaign was able to collect more than 28,000 shoeboxes filled with pens, papers, and coloring material. My Dream in a Shoebox was able to make a difference in the lives of students from areas like Eastern Samar, Northern Cebu, Camarines Norte, and Nueva Ecija.
December 2013
IBPAP and TeamAsia through My Dream in a Shoebox stood in solidarity with the entire country as we raised each other from the destruction left by strongest typhoon in recorded history–Typhoon Yolanda. The campaign raised more than PhP34 million for the victims of the disaster in Eastern and Central Visayas. More than 13,000 shoeboxes were also provided to underprivileged children across the country.
December 2012
Every shoebox filled with school supplies distributed by My Dream in a Shoebox is aimed to convey a sense of hope to each child that receives it. And in 2012, we were able to deliver hope to more that 12,000 children from different places in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. To make the moment more special, we also brought Santa Claus (the late Michael Alan Hamlin) and Mrs. Claus (TeamAsia President Monette Iturralde-Hamlin) to spread the Christmas cheer.
December 2011
My Dream in a Shoebox finally goes nationwide by helping make #BiggerDreams come true for 21 beneficiaries across the archipelago. Through the generous donations of the campaign’s partners, we were able to collect more than 7,800 shoeboxes, 200 computers, and over PhP2.1 million in cash donations.
December 2010
With a significant start in the campaign, more and more partners helped My Dream in a Shoebox make a difference in the lives of more children. In its second year, the campaign was able to collect 3,450 shoeboxes and was supported by 363 devoted volunteers. With loftier goals for its second year, the campaign reached 14 different beneficiaries in Metro Manila.
December 2009
The mutual vision of TeamAsia and the IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) brought My Dream in a Shoebox to life. We started with only 200 shoeboxes filled with school supplies and 103 volunteers. In 2009, the campaign assisted the life-changing work of CNN Hero of the Year Efren Peñaflorida by providing him and his organization with school supplies needed for his Kariton Klasrum. My Dream in a Shoebox helped in Peñaflorida’s mission to bring education closer to underprivileged children.
Our Partners
The Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation has a mission to ensure that every Filipino child has the means to experience a quality education. They provide solutions that allow these students to have daily access to schools, be given excellent teaching, and be exposed to broader horizons. They also have livelihood outreach programs that are able to support these children’s families. Learn more about Yellow Boat of Hope by visiting their website at https://yellowboat.org/
The Payatas Orione Foundation (PAOFI) has a mission to develop holistic, dynamic services and outreach programs that cater to the immediate and long-term needs of the poor in the Philippines. Among these efforts include providing less fortunate children in Payatas and Lucena with access to scholarships, health, and nutrition services.
The National Bookstore Foundation’s (NBSF) mission includes uplifting the lives of underprivileged children through education empowerment.
Over the years, we have also worked with and supported various church communities like Christ the King Parish, Ascension of Our Lord Parish, and San Pedro Calungsod Parish to turn the dreams of Filipino children into a reality.
Through these partnerships, My Dream in a Shoebox is able to reach far-flung corners of the Philippines, touching the lives of children not just in Metro Manila but also in different provinces.
CONTACT US
If you have questions on how to make #BiggerDreams come true, please call us at +63 917 881 3724 or email shoebox@shoeboxcampaign.teamasia.com
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