Why most schools in Africa still don't know where their buses are
Here's something wild: a school can have 500+ students on buses every morning, and the only way parents know their kid arrived safely is a phone call to the teacher. Maybe a WhatsApp group where the driver sends "arrived" 20 minutes late.
I spent 15 years building tech across Africa. And this problem kept coming up — schools spending money on transport but running it blind. Parents anxious every morning. Drivers navigating chaos with zero support.
So we built AlainGo School Bus.
How it actually works:
🚍 The bus shares its location in real time — parents see it on a map, following actual roads
🔔 Push notifications fire automatically: "Bus approaching pickup", "Student picked up", "Arrived at school"
🏫 School admins get a dashboard to oversee every bus, driver, and route
🔐 Role-based access means parents only see their own children — no privacy issues
A parent in Nairobi told us she stopped calling the school every morning for the first time in 3 years. A transport coordinator in Lagos said route planning went from 2 hours to 15 minutes.
If you run a school or manage student transport, this is what modern school logistics looks like. We're offering free access right now as we onboard early partner schools.
Join and see for yourself.

