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In the coming years, there will be a large-scale shift in jobs and skills as technology and automation become deeper entrenched in everyday life.
Read MoreLife skills are like a utility tool belt that you can always carry with you and utilise whenever you are faced with life’s challenges. At Magic Bus we believe that life skills have no gender. Life skills are key to improving employability and income-earning opportunities for women. To enable women to have control over their lives and put forth influence in society, empowering them is fundamental.
Read MoreYou must have had such curious questions as a child. Children are curious. Curiosity is a crucial part of childhood. Children ask millions of questions because they are excited to learn new things and find solutions to problems. But not all children have an opportunity to find out the answers to their questions. According to the UDISE+ Report 2021-22, 12.61% of adolescents drop out of secondary school.
Read MoreGive a child a ball, and they may create history. Give them life skills, and it will create the future. But what happens when you combine a ball and life skills? You create Magic! Can’t believe it? For 23 years, Magic Bus has been changing the lives of adolescents across the nation by delivering life skills with the help of a ball and various sport-based activities. Using sports for social development may not be an unconventional method anymore but it is unique to see it scale up and reach more than a million adolescents.
Read More"With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world." - The Dalai Lama Rakesh, a 25-year-old youth from Palghar is an alumni of our Entrepreneurship Development Programme. He says, “I am confidently starting expanding my business today thanks to the guidance and mentoring that Magic Bus offered me.”
Read MoreYoung women from marginalised communities in India face a unique set of challenges due to their gender and community status. Issues like dropping out of school, being pushed to get married sooner than the legal age and not being able to pursue a career for financial stability impact these young women more than we can imagine.
Read MoreTo meet the rising demand for a highly skilled workforce, Magic Bus joined hands with the global cloud computing leader, Amazon Web Services (AWS) which will allow us to acquire AWS’s cloud computing curriculum to train our youth. Read more about this exciting alliance.
Read MoreMeet Gayatri and her team from Magic Bus who brought relief materials to families in need in Bhiwandi, on the outskirts of Mumbai.
Read MoreThe lockdown following COVID-19 has precipitated a massive humanitarian crisis in India. 67% of workers lost employment.
Read MoreThe heart of a city is its people. Mumbai, which has been reporting the largest number of corona virus cases in India, is also showing astounding resilience.
Read MoreAt a time when the world is challenged by an unfamiliar and fatal virus, what can actually work to keep us afloat? It is a belief that there is light at the end of this tunnel.
Read MoreAs an organisation working with several lakhs of children and young people across 22 geographies, our first response to COVID- 19 was intuitive – focus on keeping our children and young people safe.
Read More“I did not know I could be anything apart from a daily wager, just like my parents,” says 31-year-old Pournima.
Read MoreIt has been 10 years in Magic Bus and I am still thrilled about the work I do here. The children, communities, sports and so much more add value and memories to this journey. From a rugby player in the Magic Bus junior team to my present role as a Training Manager enabling Magic Bus staff and volunteers to carry out our activity-based curriculum in India and Bangladesh...
Read MoreJagu Rathore is 16 years old and lives in Lakhanpura village in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh. Khargone is located 74 km from Indore, the largest city of Madhya Pradesh. They are a family of five. With his elder sister’s marriage, Jagu, his parents and elder brother live in a wooden hut that Jagu calls ‘home’.
Read MoreDISHA programme is funded by HDFC bank and implemented by Magic Bus, Life Labs, and Learning Links Foundation, in partnership with the State governments of Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra. The programme aims to build life skills of adolescents, improve their learning levels in numeracy, reading, and science, and ensure first-generation learners complete their formal education. The programme works in 172 schools across four states impacting the lives of 17,500 adolescents.
Read More“Magic Bus”, mere a 8 letter word seemed worth exploring when I first heard it. There exists super man with super powers and then there exists some hearts who just can’t resist spreading good. Indeed, Magic Bus is a latter one.
Read MoreWho am I? I am someone who chose his parents & pin code wisely. How far you go in India depends on the parents you were born to & the pin code. I call it the ovarian lottery
Read MoreIn Guntur, Magic Bus works in 13 slum communities, all of which are in the outskirts of the city, and have only recently been brought under the Guntur Municipal Corporation. These are some of the poorest communities in Guntur, and where most of the people live in kutcha houses, and the communities lack even basic infrastructure.
Read MoreDev Patel-Nicole Kidman starrer LION is based on the hard-hitting, real-life story of Saroo Brierley. Ever since its release, the movie has won countless hearts, nominations and awards. It is only a matter of time before it releases in India.
Read MoreAre you addicted to Instagram? So are we! Don't forget to follow us on Instagram, we don't want you to miss out on any of the lovely images we share.
Read MoreThe experience which followed stepping on board (literally and figuratively) for an internship with Magic Bus in Delhi was something more than what I had anticipated. Holding a small badge in my hand,
Read MoreWhat difference can I make? That’s what I first thought when my father suggested flying out of Singapore to work with an NGO in India. At that time, to me, Magic Bus was just another organization that a group of students in my school..
Read MorePooja started working the day she completed her higher secondary. “I had no option but to earn. The entire family of seven was dependant on my mother. She works as a cook in Nizamuddin.”
Read MoreBirthdays come with such joy and happiness – all your loved ones gathered around that scrumptious cake to celebrate you! It also comes with the inevitable question – What gift would you like for your birthday?
Read MoreTwelve Magic Bus children travelled all the way to USA to attend the prestigious soccer training by Julie Foudy. “It has been a month since we all came back. And I am still to wake out of the reverie,” says 17-year-old Bhavna
Read MoreIn all our sessions, one can hear children calling out for "bhaiya" and "didi", their faces beaming with joy. We like to call these young boys and girls Community Youth Leaders, they are volunteers who are trained by Magic Bus..
Read MoreIshaan is a 16-year-old national-level swimmer who was adjudged the Best Swimmer in the under-17 boys’ category. He is the youngest swimmer to win a gold medal in the 35th National Games
Read MoreImagine a childhood without play! A struggle, right? Such was the case at Appur, a community comprising of 350 households in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Read MoreSport is exceptionally transformative. No other activity enjoys the kind of attention and excitement that sport does. It helps one overcome barriers of culture, class, gender and unites communities.
Read More“I joined Magic Bus two-weeks ago”, says 18-year-old Arti. “My brother Shivam encouraged me to join Magic Bus. He has been with Magic Bus as a Community Youth Leader for over a year now”, replies Arti
Read MoreShaikh Abdul Rehman Amin, Karjat Diary entry 1: I was in the ninth standard when I was 16. I was active and therefore, was selected as a class monitor. If a teacher was absent I would stand in front of the class with a stick in one hand...
Read MoreThe only sadness in beauty is leaving it behind. Waking up at the doorsteps of a superb temple here in Divegar, I had my breakfast of cold milk and cereal. The three eggs from yesterday evening's home stay / restaurant were protein...
Read MoreOn Magic Bus' 16th birthday, our contributors shared what it was to be 16! 16 again! Sucheta Ghosh, Kolkata. I am a married lady. I manage home and office simultaneously.
Read MoreYesterday, I wrote about how sport helps transcend boundaries. Today it played out before me in spectacular fashion. I woke up early today to attend the Magic Bus session.
Read MoreRavinder, 22, found his calling when he saw children living in abject poverty in his neighbourhood at Kothwalpalle, Telangana. “Our terrible plight always bothered me. I felt I was wasting my time in school.
Read MoreIn just over a decade, a quarter of a billion people will be added to the working population of India. "Imagine the entire working population of the US being added to India's current labour pool by 2030!
Read MoreRead about a Magic Bus Youth Mentor, who overcame all odds to become a leader in her community, mentoring 813 children. When 23-year-old Mamta opted to become Magic Bus’ Community Youth Leader at Sultanpuri in north-west Delhi...
Read MoreSatyamev Jayate (Truth Alone Prevails) is a popular social commentary show which explores crucial social issues in India, looking at individual, government, and non-government efforts to address those issues...
Read MoreFor Englishman Mathew Spacie it all started in the bylanes of Mumbai's Parel area in 1999. His aim was to take children out of poverty and give them a purpose in life through sports. Spacie's love for India, in fact, began as a 17-year-old..
Read MoreThis is a blog by 21-year old Radhika Jeenwal's about her experience at a UNOSDP (UN Office on Sport for Development and Peace) Youth Leadership Camp in South Korea. Radhika is a Magic Bus Training and Monitoring Officer in charge...
Read MoreFrom the desk of Magic Bus CEO, Pratik Kumar I am very happy to share that Magic Bus has been awarded the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar (National Sports Promotion Award), by the President of India, Hon. Sri Pranab Mukherjee,..
Read MoreThe true potential of mankind is an unimaginable force that can do wonders if harnessed. As rightly said by the first African American President of the USA, “It’s only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself...
Read MoreNational Museum, New Delhi, India's largest museum, became a learning hub this summer. 360 Magic Bus children along with a group of our Community Youth Leaders (CYLs) and Youth Mentors (YMs) got the opportunity...
Read MoreSlums in growing mega cities have drawn various responses from onlookers; from outright anger and disgust to passing nonchalance or complete resignation to their inevitability. We have found their inhabitants to be an object of our sympathy...
Read More"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller. Meet Deepika, our International Award for Young People (IAYP) Gold Awardee for her selfless services to society.
Read MorePratik Kumar is the CEO of Magic Bus, a TOMS Giving Partner distributing new, locally produced shoes to children in need in India. At TOMS, we’re proud to support partners like Magic Bus and their incredible programming, where shoes are...
Read MoreOur world is fraught with social, cultural, political and environmental challenges. This scenario is an opportunity for societies to transform their value systems and create a more sustainable and equitable present and future.
Read MoreWhat is Magic Bus? Magic Bus is a non-profit working with 250,000 children, in 17 states, with some of India’s most marginalised neighbourhoods, using sport as a mechanism to institute behavioural change.
Read MoreEMPOWER 2014 is ROTA’s (Reach Out To Asia) sixth annual 3-day Youth Conference on Leadership, Service Learning and Global Citizenship, Qatar. In the last 5 five years, EMPOWER has gained a reputation as the first youth-led..
Read More"A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step," LAO-TZU. Passionate and enthusiastic youth mentors and staff from our North Delhi Programme Team were overjoyed when their efforts and work in the field was recognised...
Read MoreA Youth Development camp was held for 100 Community Youth Leaders (CYLs), who volunteer to deliver our Thane programme in Maharashtra. The camp took place at our Magic Bus Learning Centre on the outskirts of Mumbai.
Read MoreThe new CSR Clause in the Companies Bill 2012 is a unique opportunity for companies to engage in the shared values of all entities – values such as human development, youth welfare, better health and more gender equity for all.
Read MoreNot far from the historic city of the erstwhile Mughal rulers, Delhi, is the large settlement colony of Bhalswa. In stark contrast to the grandeur of the capital city, Bhalswa can best be described as Delhi’s largest dumping ground.
Read MoreThis article is written by Nidhi Gupta for The Sunday Guardian who interviewed Magic Bus' CEO Pratik Kumar, following the Next Step 2014: Using Sport for Good conference which Magic Bus recently hosted, on the link between sports...
Read MoreOn 18th, December 2012, the Indian Legislature passed the Companies Bill 2012. One of the key changes in the new bill is the introduction of a Corporate Social Responsibility clause making India the first country to mandate CSR..
Read MoreThe first African-American President of the USA once said, “Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it’s only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than...
Read More“First I thought I would become a teacher because it is an easy profession, and as people say one doesn’t need to study much. But now I think I will be in the police and help the victims of domestic violence.
Read More168 children from four resettlement communities we work with in Delhi, enjoyed a visit to the National Museum this summer, where they engaged in various arts and crafts activities.
Read More9 Magic Bus youth mentor leaders responsible for training our volunteers in the field were brought together to take part in a new and potentially ground-breaking initiative using the power of media and technology to drive disadvantaged young people...
Read MoreMagic Bus organised a two-day State Consultation on Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health with the Government of Bihar and other NGOs at Patna in Bihar on the 6th and 7th of June, 2013.
Read MoreIt’s Sunday morning. I’m in Laxmi Narayan Park in the posh Vasant Vihar area of Delhi. A young boy walks into the park carrying two bulky bags on each side. An excited group of children, aged between 8 and 12, come huddling in from a nearby Bhanvar Singh Camp
Read MoreHelp MPOWERD tackle Energy Poverty and purchase a Luci light for someone in need through Magic Bus. MPOWERD is committed to giving light to the people who need it most.
Read MoreEarlier this year (March), a trio of Cricket for Change(C4C) staff headed out to India to continue the development work on a 3-year programme in partnership with Magic Bus India
Read More50 days ago – I set out on my journey, with trepidation. A journey into the unknown, a journey full of challenges, more internal than external, a journey into the ‘World of Difference’.
Read MoreThe NGO introduces sport into slums as a medium for bringing children together and imparting lessons. I’m 46!” gasps Matthew Spacie, as if he had revealed himself to be an octogenarian.
Read MoreIt is a happy talent to know how to play. – Ralph Waldo Emerson. I have come to India to photograph play. Magic Bus India, an international NGO working in 10 states in India and involving 250,000 children,
Read MoreThe morning of Feb 1, 2013 was full of excitement for more than 30 young women and men at the Magic Bus East Delhi Office. The Connect Programme, our answer to enhancing youth employability in India...
Read MoreOn 17th December 2012, at 10.30 am a small and visibly excited motley group of people sat down to a conversation that marked the beginning of a new phase in the Magic Bus journey.
Read MoreIn India, the Magic Bus programme shows us how young people can realise their dreams, reports Tessa Jowell. Published in The Telegraph, UK. For the original article,
Read MoreMagic Bus is thrilled to have participated in the International Girl child day celebrations organized by the Asian Girl Campaign, as their strategic partner for India.
Read MoreSome summer camps offer a few days of fun in the sun. Some offer transformational experiences. For Penncrest midfielder Paige Phillips, last summer was one of the latter.
Read MoreMagic Bus made its way into Chennai with enthusiastic efforts of District Programme Manager,Jaraslo Vinod Raj(we call him Jerry), in April when children of the Tamilcapital enjoyed the first sessions organised with the help of the local
Read MoreThis is THE day! Matthew is running with the Olympic Torch today, the 23rd of July, 2012, through the London Borough of Sutton.
Read MoreOn July 23, Matthew Spacie, Founder-CEO Magic Bus, a non-profit organisation that works with less-privileged kids, will carry the Olympic torch in London. Also there will be one of their star footballers,
Read More15-year-old Gulafsha won a global online campaign organised by Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy (JFSLA) earlier this year, which secured her a chance to be at the 2012 Olympic Games.
Read MoreI first came across Magic Bus and its self-effacing, charming-yet-unstoppable founder, Matthew Spacie, during the course of one my regular visits to Mumbai. I quickly became enthralled...
Read MoreHarshita Arvind, our newest hire in Relationships, shares her experience of being at her first Magic Bus session held at an East Delhi location.
Read MoreStreet20 Cricket is a different game. UK-based Cricket For Change (C4C) has been using cricket to change the lives of disadvantaged young people. Magic Bus partnered with C4C last year with the support of Barclays Spaces for Sports
Read MoreThe partnership helped us address gender issues in Lal Kuan (Chungi 3), a slum location in South Delhi. Like a majority of Delhi’s slum settlements, Lal Kuan is a crowded
Read MoreAppreciate, encourage, improve – some of the most essential elements of being a mentor with Magic Bus. These elements can easily turn a seemingly impossible situation around.
Read MoreThe first organisation to deliver high-impact development sport for programmes, Magic Bus aims to create a world where children have the freedom to choose the role they want to play in life and be able to define their own destiny.
Read More"People say, some things change your life. No one who signed up for the Dasra Social-Impact, Cohort-6 programme in July / August 2011 would have thought this would be one of them", feels Kusum
Read MoreNew Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Sensitising young athletes and their coaches about gender issues can be an effective tool for prevention of violence against women, according to a study by a prominent women's
Read MoreThis week, we bring you this article from Benicia Herald, featuring how teenager Emily Wolfe successfully drove an equipment-giving campaign, to enable more people play in her neighborhood and...
Read More#BeASport is a social media movement that is bringing together top stars to help educate India's youth through style + sport.
Read MoreEver wonder how you could help girls abroad from your own desktop? Or get involved with a cause that can help bridge the cultural divide between the US and our global neighbors? Well, here’s your chance!
Read MoreThe buildings at the Magic Bus camp - like this cabin where campers sleep - were made from materials commonly used in Mumbai's slums, so that visiting children from poor districts would encounter familiar material used in new ways.
Read MoreAs team North Delhi organised a fun-filled picnic to beat the heat, we got our first entry for the blog from Santosh Kumar, a Training and Monitoring Officer with Magic Bus. Read on, as we present this post in his original words.
Read MoreMagic Bus trainers Chirag Sakhare and Subhomoy Bhaduri spent two days with sport volunteers from eleven African countries at Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education, Gwalior
Read MoreThe summer season is here. And to beat up the scorching heat, we have this wonderful color piece from Rashi Jamuar as she shares an exciting induction she underwent with a colleague at Magic Bus.
Read MoreRyan Ballard reports AIF Clinton Fellowship and Magic Bus display at 2012 Mumbai Marathon.
Read MoreWilliam J Clinton fellow Ryan Ballard shares some of his experiences with Magic Bus from his American India Foundation year in India.
Read More"Have you ever been smiled at by a random kid on the street, in a way that would brighten up not just one day but days? I was, by about 50 of them, together", says Rashi Jamuar as she puts up her first post on the Magic Bus blog.
Read MoreMumbai, India: All she needs is a few clicks from you and those in your networks. Gulafsha, who has been on the Magic Bus programme for a long time now, is participating in the Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy
Read MoreMagic Bus got rewarded as NDTV's Marks for Sports campaign came to a glorious close in New Delhi on Sunday
Read MoreA quick one from the Mumbai District Football Association of Maharashtra, we bring you the latest development at the four-year old Magic Bus Football Team (MBFT) this time.
Read MoreAt the beginning of 2012, we are happy to share a recent development as the Government of Haryana moves another step towards sport for all.
Read MoreThe failure in academic learning is closely linked to the failure to nurture values and sensitivity to others and nature. This time, we bring to you an expert's view, as we repost an article by Venu Narayan in the LiveMint.
Read MoreThe Youth Affairs Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat, London in collaboration with Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports and the Commonwealth Youth Programme Asia Centre organized the Commonwealth Asia Regional..
Read MoreMagic Bus intern Binni Rawat thoroughly enjoyed the company of the young children as she attended her first Magic Bus session. Read ahead to live through her lovely experience.
Read MoreThe first-ever Football tournament in Parigi catalyzes change through fun (and sports).What’s more, the team from the rural town stands the winner, with shoes or without.
Read MoreOn her first visit to a Magic Bus session in Delhi, Bidisha Fouzdar shares her experience with the kids and the team.
Read MoreLiteracy is not a luxury; it is a right and a responsibility. If our world is to meet the challenges of twenty first century, we must harness the energy and creativity of all our citizens.
Read MoreWhile successful enrolment of 83 kids from a resettlement colony in North Delhi into a Government school makes Magic Bus proud, Deepika Srivastava takes extra joy in posting her first post on the blog: School Chalein Hum (Let's Go To School)
Read MoreSaumya Bhasin and Shireen Saxena share a story from the rurals of Andhra Pradesh, India. There could be nothing better than a pleasant, breezy morning to give you a headstart for the kind...
Read MoreWhat happens when you Google for fun? Pure magic! Here's an example of how Google spent a day with us for their 4th GoogleServe, the search giant's annual philanthropic initiative.
Read More"They say just living is not enough. You need little sunshine, few raindrops and a tinge of freedom to experience life in a life itself." Ira Bhadoria shares an interesting experience, the Meethi Taali way.
Read MoreWe were at Magic Bus and it was only after those 10-days of absolute fun and friendships that I went through the regular (though interesting) PowerPoint slides back here. Experiential learning, what we believe in here, came..
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