Dirty premises and waste not removed: problem fixed at École primaire Espoir thanks to citizen monitoring

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: dirty premises and waste not removed.

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:

• Meeting with the school management

The result

The fix was recorded on 23 March 2026, 70 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.