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Teaching for food: The reality of working in a rural school

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Uganda Monitor
Published on 2026-09-04 06:00:00

Until August, Mr John Meron Loibe has been turning up early to teach at PAG Destiny Kids’ Academy in Nakaperimoru, in Kotido.

The school is a local community-based educational and early childhood development initiative associated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of God (PAG) Uganda in the Karamoja Sub-region.

For his efforts, he was paid in unique currency – maize and beans – the staple food in the area. He accepted this payment form as the harsh climate in Karamoja makes food a critical need in the area.

The 25-year-old Loibe was no ordinary school teacher. Owing to the far-off…

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