March 27, 2019 | 15:19
Society
KENYAN SCIENCE TEACHER PETER TABICHI WINS GLOBAL PRIZE
A science teacher from rural Kenya, who gives away most of his salary to support poorer pupils, has won a $1m prize (£760,000) for the world's best teacher.
According to BBC, Peter Tabichi, a member of the Franciscan religious order, won the 2019 Global Teacher Prize.
The award, announced in a ceremony in Dubai, recognises the "exceptional" teacher's commitment to pupils in a remote part of Kenya's Rift Valley.
He gives away 80% of his pay to support pupils, at the Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School in Pwani Village, Nakuru, who otherwise could not afford uniforms or books.
The award, in a competition run by the Varkey Foundation, has seen him beating 10,000 other nominations from 179 countries.
