Who We Are

We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit that provides a platform for you to donate your traditional Indian clothing to underprivileged kids in India.

The Process

1

Collect Donations

Contact us here to donate or to volunteer to start a collection center.

Please consider carrying a bag or giving a monetary donation to our GoFundMe to help us cover shipping costs.

Sort & Sanitize

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Ship Dresses

We distribute dresses to our three partner organizations: Catalysts for Social Action, Aarna Foundation, and Goonj. Our aim is to specifically donate to families under the poverty line who cannot afford these beautiful, traditional dresses.

With consent, we will send the donors pictures of the kids wearing their dresses.

Distribute

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Repeat!

To help us reach more kids please consider donating or volunteering!

Meet Our Team!

Avani Bansal

Founder & CEO

Amuktha Nayudu

Washington State Lead

News Media Lead

Saanvi Manohar

Texas Lead

Social Media Co-Lead

Tanmayi Mendu

Virginia Lead

Fundraising Team

Daksh Gautam

Maryland Lead

Social Media Co-Lead

Armaani Sheth

Ohio Lead

Marketing Lead

Tara Burnett

Washington DC Lead

Research Lead

Kushad Padmaraju

New Jersey Lead

Fundraising Team

Aashni Patel

Delaware Co-Lead

Fundraising Team

Sandhya Viswanathan

Delaware Co-Lead

Fundraising Team

Nirali Patel

Georgia Co-Lead

Sheetal Patel

Georgia Co-Lead

Maria Samuel

New York Lead

Nishka Bishen

UK Lead

Tanvi Gariney

Fundraising Team

Anjika Arora

Outreach Lead

Prisha Sharma

Fundraising Team

Arushi Sinha

Fundraising Team

News Media Team

Ananya Singh

Marketing Team

Anu Arun

Marketing Team

Nandan Banka

Maharashtra Lead

Business Reporter

Ruhi Gottumukkala

Technology Co-lead: Website Developer

Aditya Sengupta

Technology Co-lead: App Developer

Board of Directors

Surbhi Bansal

Saurabh Agrawal

Our Partners

Hear From Our Partners

CSA

Dream Dresses is such a simple yet meaningful initiative. The children from the CSA-supported CCis were delighted to meet with her and the thrilled to receive the festive wear. It meant a lot to them! We wish Dream Dresses all the best and hope that they continue to light up children’s lives through their initiatives. - Henal Shah Head - Fundraising & Communications | Catalysts for Social Action

Aarna Foundation

Aarna Foundation would like to extend our warmest thanks to Dream Dresses for their incredibly generous donation of traditional Indian clothes. The joy that these beautiful garments have brought to the faces of the children we serve is immeasurable. Your commitment to making a positive difference in our community shines brightly through every piece of clothing you've donated and we are looking forward to continuing this meaningful collaboration.