Magic Bus-Explorers Module

Summary

Magic Bus helps less privileged children realize their potential through innovative Sports and Recreation methods.

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

While it's accepted that both intellectual and emotional growth are essential to provide balanced development in children, still less than 2% of all education investment in India is being used for recreational/emotional activities. Magic Bus is a Mentorship program that uses the outdoors and sports as its classrooms. It will provide experiential learning to less privileged using the outdoors. We will facilitate an integrated learning environment through structured outdoor activities.

Activities

Magic Bus aims at strengthening less privileged children with positive attitude, stimulating experiences, fresh perspectives, & emotional competence to help them make a better choices in their career, relationships, habits & in dealing with stresses.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Funding Policy: partial (Retired)

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Resources

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

This project includes a mentorship program that uses the outdoors and sports as its classrooms. It is age specific and broadly defined under the following groups: Explorers (8 to 9 yrs), Challengers (10 to 14 yrs), Voyagers (15 to 18 yrs)

Project Message

No quote available.
- Matthew Spacie, Chairman

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Matthew Spacie,
Chairman
8, Vasundhara
Dr. Bhulabhai Desai Road
Mumbai, Maharashtra 400026
India
912223526710
Email:

Project Sponsor

Ashoka Innovators for the Public

Organization

Magic Bus
8, Vasundhara
Dr. Bhulabhai Desai Road
Mumbai, Maharashtra 400026
India
912223526710
http://www.magicbusindia.org

Learn more about Magic Bus and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in India and can also be found under Environment.

For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.

When this Project was Updated

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 21, 2003.