DreamRoot Leadership Institute
Three-Year Strategic Plan (2025–2027) ​
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Imagine a place...
A place where you don’t just visit, you become part of something.
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​​Where possibility becomes reality through an entrepreneurial accelerator and mentorship.
Where young people build job skills, entrepreneurs launch new ventures, and kids roll on jiu jitsu mats instead of in the streets.​
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Where business leaders become mentors to budding entrepreneurs and jiu jitsu practitioners come to train and teach. Where recent grads take gap years, interns gain hands-on experience, and visitors teach transformational workshops and English while building lasting relationships.
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And international guests are welcomed by local leaders to co-create something amazing, together.
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​That place is becoming a reality.
What’s Coming: A Three-Year Vision
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• Raise $250K to purchase, renovate, and furnish the center
• Strengthen partnerships
• Continue current programming
2025 - Fund & Prepare
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2026 - Build & Launch
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Secure the new location
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Renovate & furnish center
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Launch expanded programs:
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Jiu Jitsu
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Entrepreneurship incubator
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English, vocational training, and mentorship
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Leadership retreats
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Cross-cultural exchanges
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Networking & community events
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2027+ - Multiply Impact
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Launch full-scale training programs
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Expand programming
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Launch fellowships
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Replicate in new communities
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Deepen local & global partnerships
What This Center Will Offer
This isn’t just a building. It’s a launchpad for transformation. A space where dreams take root, leaders rise, and lives are changed through opportunity, connection, and growth.
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Located in Recife, this center will serve as an accessible, welcoming hub to equip community members and leaders, connect cultures, and mobilize people for deep, lasting impact.
And you’re invited to be part of it.
Classrooms
Classrooms for programming like entrepreneurship and vocational training, technology, English classes and extracurricular activities like dance.
Fitness & Jiu Jitsu Space
A designated jiu jitsu and fitness space for training, mentorship and community-building.
Conference Area
Conference area to host events, meetings and networking.
Offices and Incubator Zones
Offices and incubator zones for entrepreneurs and members.
Gathering Spaces
Gathering spaces where meaningful relationships are formed and ideas take root.
Funds Needed:
$250,000
We're raising $250,000 through the end of 2025 to purchase, renovate, and furnish a permanent center where this vision can come to life. This investment will create a financially sustainable space that offers high-quality programming while remaining accessible to low-income participants through scholarships, partnerships, and sliding-scale models.
How to Get Involved
We’ve got the local team in place, bustling programming, and the vision for the space. But now, we need to build it.
And we need help.
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Would you please consider helping to make this dream a reality? Here are ways to help:
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Fund or sponsor the center
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Connect us with potential partners
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Volunteer or bring a team
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Partner with us on programs
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Visit Recife and see the work firsthand​
Why It Matters
We envision a world-class center that inspires possibility, where locals and internationals grow through hands-on programs, deep relationships, and meaningful contribution.
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A place that sparks creativity, discovery, and transformation.
Where hidden brilliance is uncovered, and purpose is clarified.
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Part accelerator. Part incubator. Part launchpad—for growth, collaboration, and a bit of adventure.
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Whether you’re looking to train jiu jitsu, an entrepreneur with a bold idea, a professional with a skill to teach, a leader seeking an off-site retreat for their team, a volunteer hoping to give back, you’ll grow, give, and be changed in the process.​