Teacher from remote Kenya village is world's best, wins $1 million

Peter Tabichi, who organisers say gives away 80 percent of his monthly income to the poor, received the prize at a ceremony on Saturday in Dubai hosted by Hollywood star Hugh Jackman.

"Every day in Africa we turn a new page and a new chapter... This prize does not recognise me but recognises this great continent's young people. I am only here because of what my students have achieved," Tabichi said. "This prize gives them a chance. It tells the world that they can do anything," he added after beating nine finalists from around the world to claim the award.

The Dubai-based Varkey Foundation, which organises the event and handed out the prize for the fifth time, praised Tabichi's"dedication, hard work and passionate belief in his students' talent". All this combined, it said in a statement,"has led his poorly-resource school in remote rural Kenya to emerge victorious after taking on the country's best schools in national science competitions".

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Wow, this man has a heart of gold. A leader we all deserve👏🏿

The day Africa start telling and retelling her own stories, the world will be hit by a series of earthquakes. I come from a people who are smart, hard-working, kind, giving, strong and resilient!

Beautiful story! The Kenyatta should have just shut up! Isn't he ashamed of the appalling conditions this school is operating under..mxm Bloody politicians!

And back in South Africa 30% don't pitch for work SadtuNational DBE_SA lackadaisical CyrilRamaphosa MyFokCyril MYANC

TebogoDitshego It is when I read such stories that my faith in humanity is restored. There are are good samaritans out there. We just need to be patient to meet our own redeemers in life. I hope our teachers- especially SADTU MEMBERS- will read this.

Excellent!

PNMaster_ Inspired

Congratulations 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

He doesn't have a name?

Halala ma Africa halala🎉🎊😘

Why not mention that he is a Catholic Franciscan monk?

Mwana Afrika welldone

as St Francis said - 'Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible' he'd be proud of you!!

Congrats and well done! 🏆🏅

That's awesome news. A breath of fresh air. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Great story to tell

Good on you sir 🙏🏽

It's good to have someone from Africa doing good 👌👌👌

Well done Sir, Africa desperately needs more people of your calibre, give that teacher a Bells man🍷🍻🍸🍹

Peter Tabichi, who organisers say gives away 80 percent of his monthly income to the poor, teaches at the Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School in Pwani village, in a remote, semi-arid part of Kenya's Rift Valley, where drought and famine are frequent.

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