The civil war in South Sudan broke out in 2013. The violence has led to profound social divisions and distrust which will take years to heal but in the short term people across South Sudan are confronted with problems of how to keep essential public services, such as schools, functioning. In a context in which there is no functioning banking system and where even basic infrastructure like roads and bridges have been destroyed or fallen into dis-repair the only way to reach schools and to pay teachers is by walking.