Success story

Insufficient quantity of materials: problem resolved at Complexe scolaire Mapendo thanks to citizen monitoring

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At Complexe scolaire Mapendo (Tshangu, Kinshasa), the Integrity Club reported on EduCheck: insufficient quantity of materials. Within 43 days and through « Advocacy », the project fixed the problem; the monitors checked the fix on site.

The « Installation de panneaux solaires » project is meant to improve Complexe scolaire Mapendo (Tshangu, 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 5 January 2026, the Integrity Club reported the following problem at Complexe scolaire Mapendo: insufficient quantity of materials.

Materials that were paid for must reach the site: every diverted bag means a weaker building.

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 17 February 2026, 43 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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