Articles from South Sudan
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 28 April 2025 Teacher compensation in South Sudan: The human cost of underinvestment
Mading Peter Angong, Sarah Etzel, Whitney Hough, Mary Mendenhall, Kemigisha Richardson, Tiffany Tryon, Malok Mading Wol
Teachers in South Sudan are the foundation of the education system, providing critical support in one of the most challenging environments globally. Despite their indispensable role, they face widespread financial instability, chronic delays in salary payments, and wages that are far below a livable standard. These issues destabilize the education...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 24 October 2024 South Sudan: Commitment to education financing campaign spurs trade union growth
The National Teachers Union of South Sudan (NTUSS) has embarked on a transformative journey with the launch of the Education International (EI) “Go Public! Fund Education” campaign. This initiative has significantly contributed to the union’s growth and development.
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Go public! Fund education 21 March 2024 Go Public! Empowering teachers to transform the future of South Sudan
“We have been abandoned,” is the sentiment expressed by teachers in South Sudan as they organise to bring urgent attention to the dire situation of education in a crisis context that requires immediate international response and support. The extreme conditions they face were made clear during a gathering of union...
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Union renewal and development 26 February 2024 South Sudan: A young union strengthened and emboldened by South-South cooperation
“We will use the experience provided by the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) as a starting point, making sure that we are now going to convince the government to cooperate with us.” That is how Garang Deng Kuol Athian, chairman of the National Teachers Union South Sudan (NTUSS), described the...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 February 2023 Overwhelmed, undervalued, and underpaid: Governments must act to support teachers in contexts of displacement
Stella Oryang Aloyo
Working as a teacher in an emergency situation is challenging but it can also be very rewarding. The opportunity to be a positive influence on my students, watching a student learn, grow and become a good person, knowing that I can be part of this process gives me a wonderful...
Overwhelmed, undervalued, and underpaid: Governments must act to support teachers in contexts of displacement