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Success story

Works not built to standard: problem resolved at École primaire Umoja thanks to citizen monitoring

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At École primaire Umoja (Mont-Amba, Kinshasa), the Integrity Club reported on EduCheck: works not built to standard. Within 174 days and through « Advocacy », the project fixed the problem; the monitors checked the fix on site.

The « Équipement d’une bibliothèque » project is meant to improve École primaire Umoja (Mont-Amba, Kinshasa). 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 February 2026, the Integrity Club reported the following problem at École primaire Umoja: 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 27 July 2026, 174 days after the report.

During their visit on 11 October 2026, the monitors checked the fix on site: the problem moved to « Verified » on EduCheck.

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.

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