This project responds to the impact that instability and corruption is having on young people's access to education and motivation to participate civically in their communities. Working secondary schools, this project introduces Integrity Clubs in schools in South Kivu. In Integrity Clubs, students representing all groups discuss integrity and learn skills to become active citizens.
Corruption in education has significant impact on young people's ability to access future opportunities and contribute to their communities. Having to pay for school when it should be free, teacher absenteeism and a lack of resources to make education facilities more inclusive are examples of how corruption prevents access to and erodes the quality of education that young people should receive.
Working secondary schools, this project introduces Integrity Clubs (ICs) in schools in South Kivu. In Integrity Clubs, students representing all groups discuss integrity and learn skills to become active citizens. This includes how to access information and know their rights, how to engage powerholders and how to become monitors of services and projects using an online tech tool DevelopmentCheck.
This project aims to embed behaviors in students that enables them to hold power holders to account throughout their lives. Being motivated to participate civically and embodying the values of integrity learnt through this project means that youth can become powerful agents of change and advocate for the needs of their communities to be addressed long after the project has ended. By mobilizing community support, young people will feel encouraged to continue to be active citizens.
