Magic Bus India Foundation
AJAY DAMODAR is an experienced professional in the field of social work and community development, currently serving as Program Head at Sneh Asha Foundation since October 2022. Prior to this role, AJAY held positions including Project Manager for WASH at ANIMEDH CHARITABLE TRUST from September 2019 to December 2022, and Assistant Manager for Operations & Impact at Salaam Mumbai Foundation from August 2018 to July 2019. AJAY's earlier experience includes Project Coordinator for Project Design & Implementation at Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action (YUVA) and Operations Associate at Chirag Rural Development Foundation. AJAY began a career as Field Supervisor at AC Nielsen from January 2007 to June 2009. Academic qualifications include an M.A. in Social Work with a specialization in Community Organization and Development Practice from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, a Student Exchange at the University of Chicago, and a Bachelor's in Social Work from Nirmala Niketan College of Social Work, along with a PG Diploma in CSR Management.
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Magic Bus India Foundation
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Founded in 1999 by Matthew Spacie, Magic Bus is building a world where young people break out of poverty to lead fulfilling, rewarding lives and contribute positively to their communities. This is achieved by enabling adolescents to complete secondary education and skilling young people to be in jobs. Our Childhood to Livelihood programme works with adolescents and young people in the age group of 12 to 24 years. Over the past two decades, we have spread our reach across India and impacted more than 1 million young people across 24 states and 75 districts. We have set up 240 Community Learning Centres and are present in 2342 schools We have set up 80 Livelihood Centres and 8 Entrepreneurship Incubation Centres What are our programmes about? Childhood Programme: In our Childhood Programme, we work with adolescents and multiple stakeholders from their connected ecosystem. We focus on teaching Life Skills, enhancing education and imparting employability skills. Livelihood Programme: Our Livelihood Programme enhances employability by imparting Employability Skills and connecting young people to sustainable livelihood opportunities through sector specific training, job placements and post-placement support. Entrepreneurship Development Programme: Our Entrepreneurship Development Programme assists and mentors budding young entrepreneurs from underserved communities, 70 successful entrepreneurs from 3 regions have been supported through this programme. To find out more about our programmes and support our work visit: http://www.magicbus.org