The goal is achieved through the purchase of vehicles for the safe and comfortable transportation of students and teachers to educational institutions by updating the school bus fleet. The implementation of the project will contribute to equal access of children to quality education, reduce the costs and maintenance of outdated transport, and increase the efficiency of transporting students from remote settlements.

1. Network optimization. According to the New Ukrainian School reform, academic lyceums will operate from the 2027/2028 academic year. In rural areas, this means that there will be one lyceum for several settlements. Without a bus fleet, the creation of such a lyceum is not possible, since students will not be able to get to their place of study on their own. The purchase of school buses will allow completing the stages of school reorganization by transferring students to institutions with a high level of material and technical support. This guarantees a stable transportation of 100% of students and teachers to their place of study, creating a logistical base for the functioning of an academic lyceum from 2027, where students will be able to receive education in their chosen profile regardless of their place of residence. 2. Technical wear and tear and safety. Part of the existing fleet has exhausted its technical resource, which leads to frequent breakdowns on routes, disruption of the educational process and poses a threat to the life and health of children. Updating the fleet will ensure that transport meets the standard that guarantees safe transportation of children in rural areas. 3. Lack of inclusiveness. In the indicated 9 communities, 57 children with special needs are not provided with transportation. The purchase of 9 buses equipped with special places for wheelchairs will allow integrating students with limited mobility into a full-fledged educational process. Economic efficiency. Optimization of the network and the purchase of a school bus will allow communities to save local budget expenses annually by reducing expenses for building maintenance and additional financing of salaries in classes with low occupancy. These funds will be reinvested in the development of the material and technical base of the future specialized lyceum, ensuring high quality education according to the standards of the National School of Ukraine.