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Partners for a Purpose                               to secure white-collar jobs and grow in their careers.
          Magic Bus India Foundation believes that
          collaboration is key to achieving sustainable        Magic Bus India Foundation was selected as one
          development goals. The non-profit works closely      of the first NGOs and implementation partners in
          with local communities and leverage partnerships     India’s first Skill Impact Bond (SIB) launched by the
          with government agencies, foundation and
          institutions and corporates, to scale up and                                                                                                                                National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
          deliver its programmes effectively. Through these                                                                                                                           in 2022. The project has a target enrolment of
          collaborations, the NGO can also identify emerging                                                                                                                          80% women and addresses a few key challenges
          trends and opportunities in industries and adapt                                                                                                                            which India faces today. This includes skilling the
          its programmes to meet the changing needs of                                                                                                                                huge population of youth, connecting them with
          the workforce. Magic Bus India Foundation has                                                                                                                               sustainable jobs and improving the participation rate
          forged several strategic partnerships to deliver its                                                                                                                        of women in the labour force which stands below
          Livelihood Programme.                                                                                                                                                       20% nationally.


          The NGO’s partnership with Prince’s Trust                                                                                                                                   CSR plays a key role in accelerating the scale of
          International sees fruition in the Get Into                                                                                                                                 development programmes. The NGO’s corporate
          programme, which adopts a sector-specific                                                                                                                                   partners include industry giants such as J.P. Morgan,
          employability skilling approach. The non-profit                                                                                                                             Accenture, Microsoft and many more.
          develops the curriculum as per the needs of an
          employer partner in order to close the skill gap they                                                                                                                       A Diverse Outreach
          are experiencing.                                                                                                                                                           According to the UN Population Statistics, India
                                                                                                                                                                                      is projected to witness an increase of 183 million
          Through a strategic partnership with Michael Susan                                                                                                                          people in its working age group by 2050. Moreover,
          Dell Foundation (MSDF), the NGO conducts the                                                                                                                                India is anticipated to contribute 22% of the global
          FutureX programme to impart life and employability                                                                                                                          workforce over the next three decades. Magic Bus
          skills to youth. It has a blended-skilling programme                                                                                                                        India Foundation is now working to skill and place
          approach, through which the non-profit conducts in-                                                                                                                         over 100,000 youth annually. This is how the non-
          person and virtual sessions by leveraging technology                                                                                                                        profit aims to shift the narrative for India’s youth
          and adopting a collaborative, peer-learning approach.                                                                                                                       and work towards achieving global Sustainable
                                                                                                                                                                                      Development Goals such as No Poverty and Decent
          Magic Bus India NGO also conducts digital skilling                                                                                                                          Work and Economic Growth.
          programmes in Accounting ERP and Cloud Skilling in
          partnership with Tally and AWS. This enables youth


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