"There are teachers by chance and then there are teachers by choice. " ~Jennifer IC Department of Education

During one of the orientation sessions about the history of education in northern Uganda, Jennifer, the Ugandan IC Department of Education representative, said this statement that truly resonated with me.

For many adults here, teaching is one of the only options for steady pay. They might have dreamed of doing something different, yet for a variety of circumstances, mainly how they scored on their National Exams, they became a teacher.

On the flip side, there are people who've embraced the obstacles of the profession and chose to be a teacher despite inadequate funding by the government and high student drop out rates.

"Our money is little, but it's a matter of priorities." ~ Jennifer

May they see the fruit of their labor at some point in their lifetime!