A math and physics teacher from rural Kenya, who gives away 80% of his monthly income to help the poor, has won a $1 million prize
Peter Tabichi, who is also a Franciscan brother, was awarded the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize on Sunday.Who are the world's most valued teachers? He teaches at a rural Kenyan school in Pwani Village, with only one computer, poor internet and a student-teacher ratio of 58:1. Nearly all his students are from poor families, and almost a third of them are orphans or have only one parent.
His students also won an award from the Royal Society of Chemistry after using local plant life to generate electricity. Read More"Everyday in Africa we turn a new page and a new chapter. Today is another day," Tabichi told the foundation."This prize does not recognize me but recognizes this great continent's young people."Tabichi's students face many challenges, including food scarcity, drug abuse, teenage pregnancies and young marriages.
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