Magic Bus India Foundation

Magic Bus was founded in 1999 by Matthew Spacie. Magic Bus works with children and young people, living in poverty in India, taking them from a childhood full of challenges to a life with meaningful livelihoods. Till date, Magic Bus has impacted the lives of 1 million children and young people in India. Those on the programme successfully fend off destabilizers such as child marriage and child labor. They complete their secondary education and go on to become first-generation salary earners having secure careers in the organized sector. Our youth-centered Livelihood Programme connects the aspirations and potential of young people to available market opportunities. We build their employability skills and map job potential based on individual strengths and mobility. We work with support structures like parents, the community at large and local government institutions to ensure social, emotional and economic well-being for adolescents and young people living in that area. Our approach mobilizes the entire ecosystem available to the adolescent or young person to create transformational change in their lives.

Primary Functions

• Capacity building/Technical assistance
• Program/Project Implementation

Secondary Functions

• N/A

Geographic Scope

• Global / regional

Attainment

• Primary to secondary transition
• Secondary completion

Other

• Other

Other skills

• Life skills/sexuality education
• Rights/empowerment education
• Social and emotional learning

Skills

• Numeracy

Website

Magic Bus India Foundation

Headquarters location(s)

• Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Office location(s)

• Bangladesh
• India
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Singapore
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• United States of America

Contacts

Magic Bus India Foundation