BUS FUND
Lu-Anne Dodgen
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Jan 5, 2026
Our Story
Help Us Buy a Bus – Because No Child Should Be Left Waiting
Every morning, I load children into my personal car to get them safely to school.
We squeeze in school bags, lunch boxes, and big dreams — and every day I have to make an impossible choice: who fits, and who must be left behind.
This is not because we don’t want to help more children.
It’s because my car is simply too small.
Right now, there are children on a waiting list — not because they aren’t deserving, not because they don’t want an education — but because we do not yet have a bus.
As a non-profit organisation, we exist to remove barriers. But transport has become the biggest one. A single bus would change everything:
More children getting to school safely
No more turning families away
No more heartbreaking conversations explaining why their child has to wait
This fundraiser is not about a vehicle.
It is about access, dignity, safety, and opportunity.
A bus means:
Children arriving at school on time
Parents sleeping easier knowing their children are safe
A community moving forward together
We are doing everything we can with what we have. Now we are asking for help to do more.
If you can give — whether it’s a donation, sharing this campaign, or connecting us with support — you are helping put children on a bus instead of on a waiting list.
Together, we can make sure no child is left behind simply because there wasn’t enough space.
Thank you for seeing them.
Thank you for caring.
Thank you for helping us carry them forward.
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