The World's Best Teacher is Kenyan!

Peter Tabichi, a science teacher from rural Kenya, who gives away most of his salary to support poorer pupils, has won the U.S.$1 million worth 2019 Global Teacher Prize.

This handout picture provided on March 24, 2019 by the Global Education and Skills Forum, an initiative of the Varkey Foundation, shows Kenyan teacher Peter Tabichi (centre) holding up the Global Teacher Prize (GTP) trophy after winning the U.S.$1 million award during an official ceremony in Dubai presented by Australian actor Hugh Jackman (centre-left) and attended by the Dubai Crown Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed Al-Maktoum (centre-right).

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