International recognition
Magic Bus has been visited and supported by the following:
Abhishek Bachchan
Aishwarya Rai
Andrew Flintoff
Boris Becker
Clare Taylor and England women’s cricket team
Daley Thompson
Dame Kelly Holmes
Dame Tessa Jowell MP
Frieda Pinto
Gordon Brown MP
Jeremy Hunt MP
Julia Gillard
Kapil Dev
Kevin Pietersen MBE
Lawrence Dallaglio OBE
Lord Sebastian Coe
Paul Collingwood and England men’s cricket team
Sir Ian Botham
Sir Keith Mills
Sir Steve Redgrave
Steve Waugh
Australian Sports Commission
British Council
German Foreign Office
Government of India (we have a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports)
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Corporate and NGO partners
Barclays Spaces for Sports
BMW
Comic Relief
Cricket for Change
FIFA
KNVB
Laureus Sport for Good Foundation
Nike
Premier League
River Island
The Bernard Lewis Family Charitable Trust
The Oval Cricket Relief Trust
UK Sport
UNICEF
Awards
- Chosen delivery partner in India for ‘International Inspiration’, part of the 2012 Olympics legacy
- CEO runner up for India Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2011
- CEO TED fellowship member and key speaker at TED Conference 2009
- CEO awarded MBE in 2007
- Alcan prize for Sustainability
"As a knowledge partner of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in the Government of India, Magic Bus provides technical inputs, expertise and guidance to the ministry in using sport as a development tool in the areas of education, health, gender, young people and livelihood."
Injeti Srinivas, Former Joint Secretary, Sports Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India
"Few organisations are able to make the leap from donor dependency to creating models that allow financial self-sustenance and we are working hard with Magic Bus to achieve this aim"
Richard Scudamore, CEO, Premier League
