Works not built to standard: problem fixed at École primaire Lumière thanks to citizen monitoring

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.