Success story

Lessons given by unqualified teachers: problem resolved at École primaire Espoir thanks to citizen monitoring

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At École primaire Espoir (Kadutu, Bukavu, Sud-Kivu), the Integrity Club reported on EduCheck: lessons given by unqualified teachers. Within 70 days and through « Advocacy », the school fixed the problem; the monitors checked the fix on site.

École primaire Espoir welcomes its pupils every day in Kadutu (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 12 January 2026, the Integrity Club reported the following problem at École primaire Espoir: lessons given by unqualified teachers.

The quality of teaching depends first on qualified teachers being in front of the pupils.

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:

  • Advocacy
  • Meeting with the school management

The result

The fix was recorded on 23 March 2026, 70 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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