Thursday, June 21

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.

“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.

Monday, June 18

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. A large part of the organisation’s work is to promote gender equality, with special emphasis on ensuring the welfare of the girl child. The target audience of the Magic Bus are children and youth. Its philosophy revolves around the concept of mentoring, feels Nilima Pathak from Gulf News.

Wednesday, June 13

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 Mohapatra.
This guest blog from her for Dasra was also published in Sankalp’s newsletter edition of April 2012.

Thursday, May 31

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 rights group.

Friday, May 25

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 back in India.

Thursday, May 17

#BeASport Campaign

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