GLOBAL TEACHER PRIZE 2019

March 25, 2019

Peter Tabichi, 36, a maths and physics teacher from a secondary school in a remote village in Kenya, who gives away 80% of his monthly income to the poor has won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize for 2019.

About: 

  • Objective: To raise the stature of the teaching profession; Award is given to an exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession. 

  • Established by: The Varkey Foundation. 

  • Established in: 2014. 

  • Eligibility:
    • The Prize is open to teachers in every kind of school and, subject to local laws, in every country in the world.

    • Teachers must spend at least 10 hours per week teaching children face-to-face, and plan to remain in the teaching profession for the next 5 years.



  • Prize money: One-million-dollar. 

Source : The Hindu

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