Construction site not fenced: problem fixed at Institut Tumaini Jipya thanks to citizen monitoring

The « Construction d’un bloc de 8 latrines » project is meant to improve Institut Tumaini Jipya (Ibanda, 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 9 December 2025, the Integrity Club reported the following problem at Institut Tumaini Jipya: construction site not fenced.

An unsafe site puts both the workers and the children of the school nearby at risk.

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:

• Meeting with the school management

The result

The fix was recorded on 16 January 2026, 38 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.