Success story
Lack of clean water: problem resolved at Institut Kitumaini thanks to citizen monitoring
At Institut Kitumaini (Ibanda, Bukavu, Sud-Kivu), the Integrity Club reported on EduCheck: lack of clean water. Within 57 days and through « Funding from an external partner », the school fixed the problem; the monitors checked the fix on site.
Institut Kitumaini welcomes its pupils every day in Ibanda (Sud-Kivu). Like other schools followed by EduCheck, it has an Integrity Club: student monitors trained by the Anti-Corruption Research Centre (CERC) to observe their school with a shared questionnaire, report problems on EduCheck and talk with those in charge until they are solved.
The problem
On 19 January 2026, the Integrity Club reported the following problem at Institut Kitumaini: lack of clean water.
Water and decent toilets determine pupils’ health and whether girls come to school.
The problem was published on the school’s page and sent to the school management.
The dialogue
The monitors opened a dialogue with the school management:
- Funding from an external partner
The result
The fix was recorded on 17 March 2026, 57 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.
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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