Rakesh is a young person with a dream. Despite his family’s expectations that he pursue a safe career in I.T., especially after his father’s injury, Rakesh is embracing the life skills education provided him by Dream a Dream’s Life Skills Development Program to become a chef. Through cooking, Rakesh is overcoming his adversity; cooking has taught him crucial life skills like confidence and creativity. Now, because of this education, not only is Rakesh an entrepreneur, he is instilling in other young people in his community the same life skills that have allowed him to thrive.

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