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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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