Success story
Works not built to standard: problem fixed at École primaire Lumière thanks to citizen monitoring
At École primaire Lumière (Bagira, Bukavu, Sud-Kivu), the Integrity Club reported on EduCheck: works not built to standard. Within 41 days and through « Advocacy », the project fixed the problem.
The « Construction de 3 salles de classe » project is meant to improve École primaire Lumière (Bagira, Bukavu, Sud-Kivu). Student monitors of the school’s Integrity Club, trained by the Anti-Corruption Research Centre (CERC), follow the works with the EduCheck questionnaire to check that what was promised is delivered.
The problem
On 3 January 2026, the Integrity Club reported the following problem at École primaire Lumière: works not built to standard.
A badly built structure endangers those who will use it and wastes public money.
The problem was published on the school’s page and sent to the project management committee and the contractor.
The dialogue
The monitors opened a dialogue with the project management committee and the contractor:
- Advocacy
The result
The fix was recorded on 13 February 2026, 41 days after the report.
The monitors will check the fix during their next visit; the problem will then move to « Verified ».
This success shows what citizen monitoring makes possible: a problem made visible, a dialogue with the right people and a verified solution, for the benefit of pupils.
Your school can change too
Students, parents and teachers trained by CERC monitor their school and talk with those in charge until problems are fixed.
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