DUBAI: A Kenyan teacher from a remote village who gave away maximum of his profits to poor students has won a extremely competitive $ 1 million international prize that honours one remarkable educator a 12 months.
Peter Tabichi is a science teacher who provides away 80 according to cent of his source of revenue to assist the poor in the remote village of Pwani where nearly a third of children are orphans or have only one mum or dad, and where droughts and famine are common.
He was once selected out of a few 10,000 candidates and awarded the Global Teacher Prize on Sunday all the way through a rite in Dubai hosted through actor Hugh Jackman.
He's the first African and male teacher to win the prize, which is awarded through the Varkey Foundation, whose founder established the for-profit GEMS Education company.
Peter Tabichi is a science teacher who provides away 80 according to cent of his source of revenue to assist the poor in the remote village of Pwani where nearly a third of children are orphans or have only one mum or dad, and where droughts and famine are common.
He was once selected out of a few 10,000 candidates and awarded the Global Teacher Prize on Sunday all the way through a rite in Dubai hosted through actor Hugh Jackman.
He's the first African and male teacher to win the prize, which is awarded through the Varkey Foundation, whose founder established the for-profit GEMS Education company.
Kenyan who gave earnings to poor wins $ 1m teacher prize
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