Our Program

an Afghan contestant on Dream & Achieve

Bamyan Media’s reality TV series is about the power of people who make their dreams come true for a radically better world.

Part entertaining game-show and part “behind-the-scenes” drama, our series starts with a highly publicized nationwide search for social entrepreneurs, who pitch their ideas to a panel of expert judges. After they are selected, contestants are filmed each week as they embark on their quest to implement their projects, while receiving technical assistance tailored to their business needs. One by one, contestants are voted off by the judges and by viewer SMS text voting, until a grand winner emerges. Throughout the series, all participants are linked up with local entrepreneurship resources, and sponsoring agencies offer access to finance, business assistance, and useful prizes.

How are contestants & businesses judged?