Felissimo donates a portion of the sales proceeds to UNESCO for a children arts programme and to specific charities selected by the individual participants of the project.

In 2003, UNESCO and Felissimo launched the DREAM World Institute Programme which aims to offer art programmes (visual arts, dance, music, words and other forms of creative expressions) to children in developing countries who otherwise may not have the opportunities to learn arts and to develop and appreciate their own creativity.

Art encourages curiosity. Reading is included in the programme so that the curiosity can be led to poetry, literature and history behind arts, music and dance. Gaining new knowledge and inspiration, learning the rewards of discipline, and learning how to express their creativity will give children the best tool for dreaming for the future.

The DREAM World Institute has a dream of its own. It is that no matter how small the programme might start, children's eyes will always be open to a bigger world.

• First DREAM Centre in Kabul, Afghanistan
• DREAM Centre for the social reintegration of street children, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• DREAM Centre, Petion-Ville, Haiti

Contact: Mr Indrasen Vencatachellum