Children on a journey to a better future..

In 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,

Celebrating The Girl Child!

Magic 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.

Girls Soccer: Phillips, Penncrest kick off for a good cause

Some 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.

Chennai Kicks It Loud

Magic 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

Founder-CEO Matthew Spacie (MBE) to run with the Olympic Torch

This is THE day! Matthew is running with the Olympic Torch today, the 23rd of July, 2012, through the London Borough of Sutton.

Torchbearers On The Magic Bus

On 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,

Dharavi Girl's Football Project Gets Her Ticket To The Olympics

15-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.

Magic Bus - One Man's Quest To Transform Indian Children's Lives With Sport

I 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...

Bringing Hope In Despair

Harshita Arvind, our newest hire in Relationships, shares her experience of being at her first Magic Bus session held at an East Delhi location.

Street20 - League For A Cause

Street20 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

Now, Girls Play With Boys | A BMW-Magic Bus Partnership Story

The 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

“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something; but I can’t accept not trying!” | A BMW-Magic Bus Partnership Story

Appreciate, 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.

India's Magic Bus Ensures Happiness On Wheels

The 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.

The Dasra Social Impact Experience

"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

Sports effective tool for change in gender issues: Study

New 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

Teen Wraps Up Successful Soccer Gear Drive

This 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...

#BeASport Campaign

#BeASport is a social media movement that is bringing together top stars to help educate India's youth through style + sport.

You Can Help Magic Bus & Contribute To Girls’ Opportunities Abroad

Ever 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!

A "Magic Bus" For City Kids

The 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.

Excursion In Delhi

As 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.

Sport For Development Training At LNUPE, Gwalior

Magic 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

Not A Child's Play - I

The 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.

Ek Chhaap Badlaav Ka (A Handprint For Change)

Ryan Ballard reports AIF Clinton Fellowship and Magic Bus display at 2012 Mumbai Marathon.

Sports Program Helps Children Overcome Despair Of Poverty

India And Its Youth - Maneuvering Sports To Empower

They're Not Just Poor, They're Kids

William J Clinton fellow Ryan Ballard shares some of his experiences with Magic Bus from his American India Foundation year in India.

Cricket-ness, And 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.

Dharavi Girl Sees A Chance To London Olympics 2012

Mumbai, 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

Marks And Magic

Magic Bus got rewarded as NDTV's Marks for Sports campaign came to a glorious close in New Delhi on Sunday

Magic Bus Tame Desperadoes In MDFA League

A 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.

Haryana Forms Committee To Set Up NIS-Style Sports Centre

At the beginning of 2012, we are happy to share a recent development as the Government of Haryana moves another step towards sport for all.