Can you help me analyse the last sentence? Many thanks
This discourse is cited from VOA:"It is a very challenging environment and the security situation is by no means safe.So you have to try and ensure as best you can and in the safest manner for people who are really getting the food,as well as those who need it,to be able to have control systems and to be reaching people through your partners in an organized fashion."
Here I wonder what is the subject of "to be reachig people",And if I replace with other words ,say:"to be reached people"OR "to reach people",which is right ?or both of them are wrong.pand tell me why ？

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Can you  help me analyse the last sentence? Many thanks
This discourse is cited from VOA:"It is a very challenging environment and the security situation is by no means safe.So you have to try and ensure as best you can and in  the safest manner for people who are really  getting the food,as well as those who need it,to be able to have control systems and to be reaching people through your partners in an organized fashion."
Here I wonder what is the subject of "to be reachig people",And if I replace with other words ,say:"to be reached people"OR "to reach people",which is right ?or both of them are wrong.pand tell me why ？

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to be reaching people = to be getting to the people

Both your alternatives are wrong. The original sentence is correct.

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This relates to whether the verb "ensure" needs an object in the form of an infinitive or a gerund. I think the verb takes a gerund. Therefore, I would say "being able to have" and "reaching".

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Thanks，Daniela，I think：“ to reach people ”can replace “to be reaching people”.In my opinion ，the simple meaning of the discourese is：“ you have to try and ensure to be able to have control systems and to be reaching people through your partners in an organized fashion." 
But Eliot negated my suppose.I get  lost.

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please substitute "...be reaching people..."  with "to reach people"

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