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CERC granted special consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council
In July 2021, the United Nations granted CERC special consultative status with ECOSOC, opening a new chapter in its work at the UN.
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CERC Selected by IREX to Implement the Youth Represent DRC Project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Centre de Recherche sur l’Anti-Corruption (CERC) is pleased to announce that it has been selected by IREX, together with its consortium partners, to implement the Youth Represent DRC project in the Democratic…
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Students participate in building schools that are responsive to their needs.
Million’s children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo schools learn in infrastructures that did not meet minimum norms and standards. Secondary schools in Uvira are struggling to provide adequate educational…
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We unite school-aged children to fix our failing education system.
For the past three years, CERC helped 54 secondary schools to embed anti-corruption and transparency protocols in the education system in South Kivu. Since 2017, CERC has established Integrity Clubs in the Democratic…
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Anti-Corruption Day 2019: young people take a memorandum to the Mayor of Uvira
On 9 December 2019, more than 100 young people, members of the SHINE project's Integrity Clubs, marched to Uvira Town Hall and handed Mayor Kiza Muhato a memorandum against corruption in education.
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Integrity Club convinced school officials to build extra toilets and classrooms
Access to education is a major challenge for children living in South Kivu. Children living in rural areas study in poor conditions. Schools are overcrowded and often lack equipment, water and sanitation facilities, and…
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202 teachers, principals and club leaders from 35 schools trained in Uvira and Luvungi
Under the SHINE project, CERC trained 202 teachers, principals and Integrity Club leaders from 35 schools in Uvira and Luvungi, from 18 February to 2 March 2019.
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Anti-Corruption Day 2018: 35 schools march in Uvira
Under the SHINE project, students from 35 secondary schools in Uvira marched 3 km on International Anti-Corruption Day 2018, in a campaign that reached some 15,000 people.
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Six civil society organisations trained in Community Integrity Building in Bukavu
Under the SHINE project, CERC trained six civil society organisations from South and North Kivu and Ministry of Education representatives in Bukavu, who formed a network of Integrity Builders.
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CERC and the South Kivu Ministry of Education discuss corruption in schools
Under the SHINE project, CERC met the South Kivu provincial Minister of Education in Bukavu to discuss corruption, inequality and exclusion in schools – and how Integrity Clubs can help.
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120 teachers, principals and club leaders trained in Uvira and Sange
Under the SHINE project, CERC trained 20 principals, 40 teachers and 60 Integrity Club leaders in Uvira and Sange to launch student monitoring in 20 secondary schools.
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A story from our Founder
I funded the Anti-Corruption Research Center based on a lifelong passion to see DRC institutions more accountable, inclusive, free from corruption and responsive to expectations and aspirations of Congolese citizens. I…
