"My earliest childhood memories are of my stepmother beating and burning me almost........
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"Each year, I run the Mumbai marathon with two goals in mind… to better my running time of the previous year, and to raise the maximum monies I possibly can for the causes (and their people) I believe in. It’s never easy to get people to part with money, but with dogged determination (There’s no shame in being a nuisance on this one!) and plenty of conviction, I’ve found that people are more than happy to dig deep, and put their money where my legs are."
We would like to thank the following who have volunteered their time to help with the design and photos on this site:
- Hemant Suthar (design & photos)
- Kaushal Parekh (photos)
- Ashima Narain (photos)
- Daniel Dammeier (photos)
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Matthew Spacie, MBE
Matthew is a UK citizen with residency status in India and lives with his wife Ashima, in Mumbai. He first came to India in 1986 when he worked as a volunteer with The Sisters of Charity in Calcutta. Following his graduation and a number of management positions in the UK, he was posted to India ten years later working as the Chief Operating Officer for Cox & Kings, then India’s largest travel company. In February 1999, Matthew founded Magic Bus, working with children from the Akanksha Foundation. Having played international rugby for India, he used this as his platform to start the sports programme for Magic Bus. He resigned from his job in 2001 and now works full-time for Magic Bus. In July 2002, Matthew was awarded an Ashoka Fellowship and in 2007 he was awarded an MBE for services to children in the Commonwealth. He is also a founding partner of Cleartrip, India’s 4thlargest online travel portal. Matthew was previously Chairman of the Magic Bus India Board and from 2008 has taken on the role of CEO. Back