City Sightseeing Oxford has raised more than £1,700 to support the construction of a medical centre in Angola.
Over the past year, the iconic open-top bus tour provider has taken part in three dedicated fundraising days for the project, joining forces with fellow City Sightseeing operators from across the globe.
The third and most recent fundraising day took place in October, when City Sightseeing Oxford raised more than £800. This brought the operator’s total to £1,716.41 for the project, which will see the building of the first medical centre in Cacuaco, a municipality in Luanda, Angola.
The new facility, which is already under construction, will include consultation rooms, a maternity ward, and a pharmacy, ensuring access to essential healthcare for a community where the nearest hospital is currently more than 30 miles away.
Members of the City Sightseeing Oxford team recently headed to Prague for the City Sightseeing annual conference and to get an update on the medical centre project.
Luke Marion, Managing Director of City Sightseeing Oxford, said: “It was hugely rewarding to hear that construction is well underway, with the aim of opening the medical centre in early 2027.
“I’m immensely proud of the Oxford team who have gone above and beyond. In addition to donating £1 from each bus tour ticket sold, colleagues took to the street and received hundreds more pounds in donations.
“We contributed roughly 3.4 per cent of the fundraising total, which is a super effort when you consider there are more than 100 City Sightseeing tours operating globally, including in many cities much larger than Oxford.
“We’re proud to have contributed to this life-changing project which will directly benefit more than 6,300 people and we must also recognise the incredibly charitable efforts of our customers who supported this initiative.”
Launched in 2023, City Sightseeing Cares is the social responsibility arm of City Sightseeing Worldwide, committed to improving lives through community support, donations and services.
In 2024, City Sightseeing Cares funded 12 water wells in 12 communities in the Upper Peruvian Amazon, providing access to clean water.
Safe drinking water was previously extremely limited and posed a serious health risk, but more than 2,200 people have now directly benefited from the project.
Partnerships were also formed with local education and health networks to strengthen the long-term impact.
City Sightseeing Oxford is owned and operated by Oxford Bus Company, part of Go Thames Valley. Its hop-on hop-off tour stops at 18 tourist locations, with 14 languages available for recorded commentaries.
