May to July has been rather quiet as most of our children were visiting their villages. July ended on a sad note with many of our children losing their possessions in the spate of torrential rains which rocked the city!

May to July 2005

 

Serendipity
Some On 26 July the Magic Bus team took 36 girls from the Dongri Remand Home for a day trip to Shalom Resort, Karnala. This was the first time in 36 years that a day trip was conducted by the home. At the end of the day trip, the girls were completely overwhelmed by the experience.The girls kept pleading for an extension of the trip but of course we had to keep our commitment to the authorities. But god had different plans...... More
Relief Efforts
The week of 26 July to 1 August was one of the most frightening Mumbai has ever seen. Torrential rains rocked the city and the destruction caused has been immense. Magic Bus collected clothing, bedding, bamboos, plastics and other materials necessary to rebuild homes and help restore normal life at the earliest..... More
   
Expert reviews the Explorers Curriculum
Dr Sonal Zaveri with over 25 years experience, mainly in Life Skills Curriculum and Children's Right to Participation was invited to informally review the Explorers Curriculum. Dr Zaveri's comments "Magic Bus has tremendous potential to bring a real difference and joy in children's lives. With a highly committed staff, good management structures and decentralized approach Magic Bus can concentrate on refining and reviewing its curriculum….".... More
Magic Bus on TV
Many of you will have seen the wonderful Mahesh Mathai-directed Magic Bus film on Bloomberg TV news recently. Bloomberg has been airing a 30 second clip of our film 5 times daily in the UK and Europe as a donation to Magic Bus. This has already prompted several people to phone up and has even found us some new volunteers!... More

Magic Bus Donors and Friends (India)
A big thankyou to all our donors and friends for thier continued support to Magic Bus... More

 

Magic Bus Donors and Friends (UK)
A This is a long over due thank you to all our supporters in the UK for their generosity over the last one year..... More