DreamSpace Academy

Why do we do what we do?

Three decades of civil war in Sri Lanka caused a massive impact on socio-economics and environmental ecosystems

The international aids provided significant support, but imported solutions couldn't solve fundamental socio-economics and local problems sustainably

We set out to empower locals to solve
complex local challenges !!!

Who are we?

DreamSpace Academy is a community innovation centre to tackle complex local socio-economic and environmental challenges with challenge-based learning

What is our mission?

We are a non-profit social enterprise with a perfect balance between the social mission and the business venture, to achieve sustainable development goals by empowering the underprivileged communities and protecting the environmental ecosystems in Sri Lanka

What are our activities?

Small business ventures help us to financially sustain our social mission

How do we empower?

Our core activity is the personalised empowerment, also called as DreamSpace Lifecycle

What capacities do we build?

Our labs provide multidisciplinary workshops in anything from photography to biotechnology

Electronics Lab
For those who are fascinated by robots, to develop practical skills for building anything from circuits to humanoid robotics

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Software Lab
For those who crave for digital adrenaline, to gain practical experience on coding anything from apps to cloud computing

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Mechanics Lab
For those who shift their brain gears, to gather practical skills for anything mechanical design to digital fabrication

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Business Lab
For those with entrepreneurial mindset, to acquire practical knowledge for maximizing the growth of business ventures

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Art Lab
For those with genuine creative imagination, to build practical skill set for composing anything from photographs to rhythms

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Bio Lab
For those who want to get their hands wet with BioHacking, to build practical dexterity on BioTechnology

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Story Lab
For those who are fascinated by immersive narratives, to gain storytelling skillset for communicating complex details to common audience

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Space Lab
For those who look upwards into the endless universes, to gain hands-on knowledge astronomy, space exploration, aviation and drone technology

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Policy Lab
For those who are driven by systems change, to gain hands-on knowledge on co-creation of national and regional policies reforms

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Nano Lab
For those who have the finest mind to fiddle with molecule-scale structures, to build practical dexterity on NanoTechnology

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Fabrics Lab
For those who are intrigued by the interlocking patterns, to gain practical training on fashion technology and digital textiles fabrication

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Edible Lab
For those who are amazed by the flavours of natural food, to earn the necessary skills to create a nutritious, prebiotic and probiotic diet

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Mind Lab
For those who crave for the balance between the mind and the body, to harness the power of Mindfulness, Heartfulness and Kriya Yoga

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Language Lab
For those who are passionate about tossing tongue-twisting words, to become a true global citizen with proficiency in international & local languages

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What are our innovative projects?

Community innovations are our responses to the complex local challenges

Corona Hunter

An open-source cheaper rapid test kit to detect COVID-19 using isothermal amplification

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Underwater Glider

An autonomous underwater vehicle to keep an eye on our Blue Ecosystems

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Circular Plastic

An interactive installation to create environmental and health awareness

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CoronaBot

A ChatBot in Tamil to get real-time answers regarding COVID-19

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