I took a poignant photo of a teacher in the capital of Lahj, working in a arduous profession far from the classroom, in a scene that embodies the suffering of many teachers in Lahj in particular and the south in general who were forced to engage in hard work to secure their daily bread due to the deteriorating economic conditions. This teacher, who devoted his life to education and raising generations, is no longer able to rely on his monthly salary, and is forced to engage in exhausting work to earn his living and meet the needs of his family.

The picture tells the story of a difficult reality experienced by many teachers in the south, where the monthly salary is no longer sufficient to secure the minimum basic requirements of life, such as food, medicine, and children’s education. Faced with this reality, teachers find themselves facing a difficult choice, which is to work in other fields, some of which require severe physical effort, despite the fact that they carry the message of education and work to build the future of society.

The teacher appears in the picture with his facial features changed due to fatigue and exhaustion, in an image that reflects the suffering of thousands of teachers who had no alternative but to work after the end of school hours, while they see the future of their children and families dependent on this daily struggle. Instead of the teacher focusing on developing his educational skills or preparing for his lessons, he finds himself facing a battle with life, searching for work that will help him meet the needs of his family.

This picture reflects a painful situation that the southern teacher is experiencing today, who suffers from economic pressures that have burdened him and forced him to work in arduous professions that do not befit his status as a generation creator. Such circumstances make there an urgent need to find radical solutions to improve the conditions of teachers in the south, so that they can fulfill their noble mission of educating and raising generations without being burdened by the burden of life and work pressures.