After years of dreaming but never starting, Carla a participant launched her first business just months after completing our program. She now operates a food stand every Friday and Saturday at a local plaza, with customers already becoming regulars and word spreading through her community.

We're thrilled to report that the 2025 school year ended with a remarkable achievement: 100% of students at both Arte Suave and Sertão Training Centers passed their grades and advanced to the next year. In Brazil, the school year follows the calendar year, making this achievement even more meaningful as students finished strong through December.

theme quietly wove its way through everything we did this quarter: the creation of third spaces. DreamRoot intentionally cultivates these spaces across conversations, training centers, leadership workshops, and global gatherings. Whether around a virtual coffee table, on the jiu-jitsu mat, or in a workshop room these spaces allow wisdom to surface, mentorship to form, and vision to take shape.

We've been thinking a lot about third spaces lately. Those important places outside home and work where transformation happens.

Doug shared a simple analogy: Building your life and career is like building a sandwich.

We’ve continued to witness incredible favor—doors opening, strategic connections forming, and momentum building toward exponential growth. Conversations have sparked mindset shifts, leading to new behaviors that are transforming teams, organizations, and entire communities. Seeds planted are beginning to take root.

As we celebrate DreamRoot’s 6-year anniversary, we’re sharing six key lessons we’ve learned along the way.

We’ve continued to witness incredible favor—doors opening, strategic connections forming, and momentum building toward exponential growth. Conversations have sparked mindset shifts, leading to new behaviors that are transforming teams, organizations, and entire communities. Seeds planted are beginning to take root.

We've made incredible progress—forming a new partnership with Bluefield Accelerator one of Brazil’s top entrepreneurial accelerators, launching a financial empowerment series, scaling leadership training, and expanding the Sertao DreamRoot Training Center in Brazil, and kicking off a regional school partnership in Haiti.

At the start of last year, we set out to expand our reach and deepen our impact by equipping local leaders to drive meaningful change in their communities—and we’re excited to share that we’ve done just that!

Last week, we wrapped up a fantastic Brazil exchange trip, hosting 12 participants from the U.S.! Together, we connected with locals,...

We are thrilled to welcome 12 U.S. participants from the U.S. to join us in Recife, Brazil for a week-long exchange trip!  This...

We’re halfway through our five-month DreamRoot Leadership Accelerator, where 20 amazing participants have been gaining essential skills,...

DreamRoot plays a vital role in community development by focusing on leadership development.

Beyond Unicorns and Moonshots: Unveiling the Untapped Brilliance in Overlooked Communities

A standout moment of the tour was the leadership workshop in which brought together 43 remarkable local leaders from over 10 communities.

DreamRoot's focus is to bring life-changing opportunities, funding, and access directly to those frequently overlooked on the ground in...

In October 2022, we facilitated another in-person leadership workshop in Brazil. The three-day event included 22 local leaders of...

Local DreamRoot leaders Rose and David are a Haitian couple who carry a vision for education in Haiti. They believe in the capacity of...

In July 2021, the vibrant community of Les Cayes, Haiti witnessed the transformation of a vision into reality as the DreamRoot Resource...