MARIA’S CARE SCHOOL BUS

Maria’s Care School is now at last the proud owner of a School Bus! After much fundraising, it finally arrived in the School on 5th October 2026.

The Bus is a Toyota HiAce 16-seater minibus. Ideal for rural roads it can bring children from outlying villages to school each day, be used for school trips and also be hired out at weekends and in school holidays to bring in additional income.

Pupils and staff welcome the Bus. They were so excited to see their dream finally come true!

Watch here: The arrival of the Bus: https://youtu.be/x6JP8OgBmbk?si=GUcuXf_sSyQm9tZa

Watch here: Their prayers for the Bus: https://youtu.be/eqSug3GoztQ?si=hThyUZCxryzLEqph
CRU and the School extend a huge thank you to all the very many individual sponsors who supported the 50 pupils and 11 staff of Maria’s Care to do the Kagulu Challenge in July 2025 and the 30th Anniversary Hikers in May 2026 – and also to the Cheadle Royal and Worsley Rotary Clubs and the Rotary District 1285 Fund in Greater Manchester for their generous donations.

In 2025, Maria’s Care started to raise money for a much needed School Bus. This will be used to bring children in safely from outlying villages, for school trips and to be rented out as a source of income for the School.

The first fundraising event was the Kagulu Challenge – a sponsored hike on 25th July 2025. A total of 50 pupils and 11 teachers took part hiking 25km from Nsomba up and over Kagulu Rock and on to Lake Kyoga. Congratulations to all who took part and thanks to the UK sponsors. The Challenge raised 75% of the funds needed.

The remaining 25% was raised through generous donations from Rotary Clubs in Northwest England and the 30^th Anniversary Sponsored Hike in May 2027.

WATCH THE PUPILS SING THE SCHOOL BUS SONG FOR YOU: https://youtu.be/S9orInEbwmY