Families often fund a school, a clinic or another project abroad for years, based only on the reports they receive.
I go without the local contact being told in advance, count what is there together with the staff, and compare it with what the reports say. You get back what I counted, what I was told and by whom, and which registrations you can check yourself. No judgement and no advice.
Case note
Get in touch if you fund something you have not seen
A family office had funded two schools and a clinic in Cambodia for years without anyone visiting. All three were in use. Every difference with the reports was documented, and the findings were left with the client.
Details have been changed to protect the client.