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Teachers in Unity State not content with salaries
Teachers in South Sudan’s Unity State are dissatisfied with their salaries. Many leave their jobs for better paid positions, increasing the shortage of teachers in the state.
25.04.2024 | Bentiu
Bentiu A Secondary students assemble on the school yard on September 10.
Though South Sudan’s currency is improving since the oil deal with Khartoum was announced in August, several months of austerity measures have forced state and national education ministries to cut their budgets, leaving little money for teachers.
Bonficaio Taban reports that many of the teachers choose to work for United Nations agencies and other Non Governmental Organisations, which provide much higher salaries:
