Witness the magic in motion.
Success Stories Success Stories

Success Stories

 

From adversity to achievement, explore heartwarming and inspiring stories of transformation achieved through our Adolescent and Livelihood programmes.


Posted on Monday , July 11

Resilience is the Key to Evolution

Young women from marginalised communities in India face a unique set of challenges due to their gend...

Read More
The Birth of a Local Entrepreneur & Changemaker
Posted on Monday , September 18

The Birth of a Local Entrepreneur & Changemaker

In the quiet corners of Khardi Village, nestled in the small...

Read More
How Barsha Is Learning And Nurturing Her Dreams
Posted on Thursday , September 14

How Barsha Is Learning And Nurturing Her Dreams

September ushers in a nationwide celebration known as Rashtr...

Read More
Scoring Goals Against All Odds With Magic Bus
Posted on Friday , September 1

Scoring Goals Against All Odds With Magic Bus

"Goal!" had echoed in chorus during our football m...

Read More
Breaking Chains: How Shruthi Found Independence
Posted on Monday , August 14

Breaking Chains: How Shruthi Found Independence

India has risen to the third-largest global economy. Despite...

Read More
A Young Girl's Flight To Freedom Amid Myriad Challenges
Posted on Monday , August 14

A Young Girl's Flight To Freedom Amid Myriad Challenges

Amidst the grandeur of India's 77th Independence Day cel...

Read More
From Weaving Dreams to Weaving Success: Priya's Inspiring Journey
Posted on Monday , July 31

From Weaving Dreams to Weaving Success: Priya's Inspiring Journey

In a quiet suburb of Bangalore, a 23-year-old girl named Pri...

Read More
From Darkness to Light: Khushi's Journey of Triumph with Magic Bus India Foundation
Posted on Wednesday , July 26

From Darkness to Light: Khushi's Journey of Triumph with Magic Bus India Foundation

...

Read More
Inspiring Change, One Girl at a Time: Kaushalya Jat’s Legacy of Impact
Posted on Monday , July 10

Inspiring Change, One Girl at a Time: Kaushalya Jat’s Legacy of Impact

Meet Kaushalya Jat, a true champion of adolescent empowermen...

Read More
Driven by Determination: Mantasha’s Story
Posted on Friday , May 26

Driven by Determination: Mantasha’s Story

With no relevant knowledge and job skills, Mantasha Shaikh f...

Read More
Out of the Darkness: Aravind's Journey of Resilience and Transformation
Posted on Saturday , May 20

Out of the Darkness: Aravind's Journey of Resilience and Transformation

Aravind's life has been marked by struggles and hardship...

Read More
The Path To Success Has No Shortcuts
Posted on Monday , March 13

The Path To Success Has No Shortcuts

My journey to success was arduous and lengthy. I, Akhilesh J...

Read More
Armed with Life Skills
Posted on Friday , December 16

Armed with Life Skills

Mishba has not disclosed her dream to her family members yet...

Read More
Struggle to Strength: Rabeya’s Story
Posted on Tuesday , April 19

Struggle to Strength: Rabeya’s Story

Rabeya Molla is one of the many young girls from Jayanagar, ...

Read More
A Priceless Gift
Posted on Friday , September 11

A Priceless Gift

Sulekha studies in the eighth standard of a school in her vi...

Read More
Living and earning in Mumbai city: Amit Mane’s story
Posted on Wednesday , July 15

Living and earning in Mumbai city: Amit Mane’s story

21-year-old Amit Mane came to Mumbai with a small bag of clo...

Read More
Meet a 13-year-old who can see her future
Posted on Friday , July 10

Meet a 13-year-old who can see her future

Sanchita Dangore is 13 years old, studying in the eighth sta...

Read More
The story of a turning point: Shashikant Arde from Mumbai
Posted on Thursday , June 25

The story of a turning point: Shashikant Arde from Mumbai

Shashikant Arde is 27 year old and lives in a chawl in Bhand...

Read More
I found my dream while looking for a job: Pooja Kumari’s story
Posted on Thursday , June 25

I found my dream while looking for a job: Pooja Kumari’s story

18-year-old Pooja Kumari knows how to handle rejection while...

Read More
A breakthrough: Kajal’s story
Posted on Thursday , June 25

A breakthrough: Kajal’s story

Kajal started looking for a job on completing 12th standard....

Read More
Emerging from the Shadows - Bhupender’s Story
Posted on Monday , December 30

Emerging from the Shadows - Bhupender’s Story

After his father’s death, 12-year-old Bhupender lost h...

Read More
Pallavi - Homemaker- and-breadwinner rolled into one
Posted on Monday , October 14

Pallavi - Homemaker- and-breadwinner rolled into one

31-year-old Pallavi lives with her two sons, Shreyas and Ayu...

Read More
The New Alchemy ? Walking Down The Magic Bus Boulevard
Posted on Wednesday , November 23

The New Alchemy ? Walking Down The Magic Bus Boulevard

Magic Bus Intern Priyanka Swami shares her experience of the...

Read More
Back to school with Farhan Sharif
Posted on Thursday , May 9

Back to school with Farhan Sharif

It was over 15 months ago that Magic Bus mentor Shahbaz Pash...

Read More
Incredible Stories on Empowerment - Parvati Pujari
Posted on Tuesday , June 4

Incredible Stories on Empowerment - Parvati Pujari

"I, Parvati Pujari, am a National Junior Trainer with M...

Read More
Celebrating the Girl Child: My Life, My Fight and My Decision
Posted on Friday , October 11

Celebrating the Girl Child: My Life, My Fight and My Decision

10-year old Poornima from a poverty-stricken family in Jayan...

Read More
Case Story: Salman Baig - Asian Football Development Project (AFDP) & Magic Bus Partnership
Posted on Monday , February 3

Case Story: Salman Baig - Asian Football Development Project (AFDP) & Magic Bus Partnership

The Magic Bus’ Bangalore programme started in Doddanan...

Read More
Case story > Magic Bus Connect Programme > Pardeep Kumar, Age 20
Posted on Tuesday , April 15

Case story > Magic Bus Connect Programme > Pardeep Kumar, Age 20

Pardeep lives with his parents and four siblings in a single...

Read More
Case story > Magic Bus Programme > Ritu Pawa, Girl, 14 years
Posted on Wednesday , May 28

Case story > Magic Bus Programme > Ritu Pawa, Girl, 14 years

Ritu exchanges traditional roles for girls with her friend T...

Read More
Delhi Begumpur Community’s Girl Child Star: Sonu
Posted on Thursday , August 14

Delhi Begumpur Community’s Girl Child Star: Sonu

Sixteen-year old Sonu lives in the Begumpur Community in Sou...

Read More
Rugby as a way of Life
Posted on Friday , November 7

Rugby as a way of Life

“The magic happened 12 years ago when I was introduced...

Read More
The wind beneath her wings:Ruby’s Story
Posted on Thursday , November 13

The wind beneath her wings:Ruby’s Story

18-year-old Ruby’s voice breaks into a wry smile when ...

Read More
Breaking Barriers:Jolly Dass, Magic Bus community youth leader, shares her journey
Posted on Thursday , November 27

Breaking Barriers:Jolly Dass, Magic Bus community youth leader, shares her journey

I am Jolly. I am 20 year old and study Hindi literature at t...

Read More
Out of Wed-lock: Savitri’s story of escaping child marriage
Posted on Thursday , December 4

Out of Wed-lock: Savitri’s story of escaping child marriage

“I was just six months old when my father past away. I...

Read More
When courage triumphed: Shivam’s story
Posted on Friday , January 2

When courage triumphed: Shivam’s story

Shivam, 18, lay in his bed at Safdarjung Hospital surrounded...

Read More
Breaking the poverty cycle: Nagma's story
Posted on Wednesday , January 7

Breaking the poverty cycle: Nagma's story

Meet Nagma, Magic Bus Peer Leader, who fought against all od...

Read More
From Dharavi to a Magic Bus Peer Leader: Suryakant's story
Posted on Friday , February 13

From Dharavi to a Magic Bus Peer Leader: Suryakant's story

20-year-old Suryakant dreams to be a businessman and take hi...

Read More
Small town, big dreams ? Kowsalya’s story
Posted on Thursday , June 18

Small town, big dreams ? Kowsalya’s story

A year ago, it was rare for girls of V.R.P. Chatram communit...

Read More
When giving up was a better option than giving in: Naseem speaks about overcoming addiction
Posted on Friday , June 26

When giving up was a better option than giving in: Naseem speaks about overcoming addiction

Before it turns your health upside down, addiction plays hav...

Read More
A story of exemplary courage: Meet D. Prakash Rao from Cuttack, Odisha
Posted on Friday , October 16

A story of exemplary courage: Meet D. Prakash Rao from Cuttack, Odisha

A year ago, when the TV show Satyamev Jayate showcased Magic...

Read More
Finding a way out of poverty: Keerthi's story
Posted on Monday , November 9

Finding a way out of poverty: Keerthi's story

“I don’t know if I could be happier. I believe t...

Read More
Divya Mahawar: Dreaming of an equal world
Posted on Monday , May 30

Divya Mahawar: Dreaming of an equal world

“A girl is no less than a boy. We learnt it in a sessi...

Read More
Inspiring a generation of girls in her community: Nazmeen from Delhi
Posted on Monday , July 25

Inspiring a generation of girls in her community: Nazmeen from Delhi

19-year-old Nazmeen lives at Haiderpur in north Delhi. Her f...

Read More
Choosing to be independent despite odds: Bi Bi Sara Fatima
Posted on Thursday , December 24

Choosing to be independent despite odds: Bi Bi Sara Fatima

21-year-old Sara Fatima belongs to Mysore and has been in th...

Read More
Turning Tables: Priyanka’s journey to becoming a young leader in her community
Posted on Tuesday , November 22

Turning Tables: Priyanka’s journey to becoming a young leader in her community

16-year-old Priyanka Kumari lives with her family of six mem...

Read More
The Zeal to Excel
Posted on Thursday , January 5

The Zeal to Excel

Johar and his family of seven members—including his pa...

Read More
Dreams with responsibilities: Vaishnavi’s story from rural Maharashtra
Posted on Wednesday , March 1

Dreams with responsibilities: Vaishnavi’s story from rural Maharashtra

Vaishnavi Kathelkar is 19 years old. She is in the final yea...

Read More
The way to the classroom: Phoolwanti’s story from Bihar
Posted on Friday , May 5

The way to the classroom: Phoolwanti’s story from Bihar

“Bihar has nearly 2.2 million Musahars, according to t...

Read More
Paving her way towards her dreams: Asma from Mysore city
Posted on Wednesday , May 17

Paving her way towards her dreams: Asma from Mysore city

“All my siblings are married. My brothers continue to ...

Read More
She finds her feet
Posted on Tuesday , June 20

She finds her feet

After years of domestic abuse, this 29-year-old not only dec...

Read More
Mentor. Guide. Leader - Gulafsha Khan's story
Posted on Monday , November 30

Mentor. Guide. Leader - Gulafsha Khan's story

Not far from the historic city of the erstwhile Mughal Ruler...

Read More
The Freedom to Play, The Freedom to Dream
Posted on Friday , December 23

The Freedom to Play, The Freedom to Dream

Shrutika Bandu Devgade is a Class 7 student, and hails from ...

Read More
Walking Towards a Brighter Future and life
Posted on Friday , December 23

Walking Towards a Brighter Future and life

Salman Sheikh is a young boy in class 7, having a problem of...

Read More
The girl with big dreams and a bigger determination to fulfill them: Sravya Madasu from Telangana
Posted on Thursday , July 20

The girl with big dreams and a bigger determination to fulfill them: Sravya Madasu from Telangana

14-year-old Sravya Madasu wants to be a doctor. “There...

Read More
An entrepreneur-in-the-making: Shashikant Jaiswal’s story
Posted on Friday , August 4

An entrepreneur-in-the-making: Shashikant Jaiswal’s story

Twenty-year-old Shashikant Jaiswal can tell you the exact da...

Read More
The journey back to school: Mohsin's story
Posted on Tuesday , August 22

The journey back to school: Mohsin's story

Rajasthan accounts for nearly 10% of the total child labour ...

Read More
In pursuit of work: Vikas’s story
Posted on Friday , October 12

In pursuit of work: Vikas’s story

"I never imagined any company would hire me," says...

Read More
Renuka on her path of empowerment
Posted on Thursday , January 3

Renuka on her path of empowerment

Renuka, 23, wanted to be a Chartered Accountant and build a ...

Read More
 
Top
×