Kenyan who gave earnings to poor wins $1M teacher prize

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A teacher from a remote Kenyan village who gave away most of his salary to poor students wins a $1 million global teacher prize.

Kenyan teacher Peter Tabichi, center, reacts after winning the $1 million Global Teacher Prize in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 24, 2019. Tabichi is a science teacher who gives away 80 percent of his income to the poor in the remote Kenyan village of Pwani.

Classrooms are poorly equipped and the school, which teaches students between 11 and 16 years-old, has just one computer with intermittent Internet access.Not only was it Tabichi’s first time on an airplane coming to Dubai, but he was awarded during a ceremony hosted by actor Hugh Jackman. Dubai’s Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was on hand to present the prize.

Tabichi thanked his father for instilling Christian values in him, then pointed to his father in the audience, invited him up on stage and handed him the award to hold as the room erupted in applause and cheers. The winner is selected by committees comprised of teachers, educational experts, journalists, officials, entrepreneurs, business leaders and scientists from around the world.

 

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Good for him helping poor people pays off God have him a reward😍😍👏👏

I know a teacher in Kenya, He lives in a small house without running water or a toilet. He worries about making a living and is trying to figure out ways to build a life for himself by getting some land and buying some cows. As he likes to say, it’s a Third World country.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

He is an inspiration. God bless him.👏👏👏👏

MPCelina realnews this is awesome

I'm happy for my Kenyan 🇰🇪 brothers and sisters getting they SHINE on. Much love from your ADOS brothers, in solidarity, to your community keep up the good work! ✂💵 AmericanDos AdosATL 🇺🇸✊🏿

Congrats 🎉

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cwebbonline I hope he takes part of the money and does something special just for himself

Bravo!

AssedBaig Fully deserved. True meaning of a TEACHER

TheEllenShow

This heartwarming story made my day. A true hero.

congrats to him. proud 👏👏

Im_hillarious Kenyans

What an amazing human being!

🙌🙌🙌🙌🎉🎊🎁👀👾☀️👌✝️ Psalm 91,93,138 KJV

Foreign press 💀💀💀💀💀💀

AWESOME! Its different in Africa, everywhere I went, kids REALLY wanted to go to school. (Above Zambia) It wasn’t a chore, or a “waste”. I loved seeing smaller schools , they would have to get kids from watching at the windows. Very cool.

Look at his luminous face—now there’s a hero!

Imagine what he’ll do now.

A true humanitarian...

He continues to teach by setting an example to the world at large. teachergoals

May we all even have a piece of cheerful, giving heart 🙏❤️

Wow! Well deserved!

Very nice for him and his career.

KenyanTraffic Western media 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢

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DrusillaRN Very nice!

A better title “Peter Tabichi, a mathematics and physics teacher at Keriko Secondary School, in Nakuru, Kenya...” Nakuru is not that remote 😒

Worthy 🙏🏼

Hallelujah!🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 Well deserved. A man after Gods own ❤️

Congrats Peter!

I really hope they protect him

That’s awesome

news whataguy

Well deserved

sanacardi 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Thank you. You warm my thoughts this evening. ♡

Thank you for sharing this story... Peter Tabichi teacher in Kenya... giving those student's in need most of his salary...And being awarded...so very inspirational...

What an amazing man!

GOD BLESS HIM over and over.

What a man👌⭐️⭐️⭐️🙏 Well deserved.There are so many inspiring teachers in such remote communities as there are many who have done the same in Nepal Nepal resourcedeficits

So inspiring. Congratulations from SF. California.

Beautiful! I love it!

Fuck yeah!

Great✌️😎🇨🇦

Africa is saved....

Congratulations sir!

Congratulations Mwalimu PeterTabichi. What goes around surely does come around. Hongera

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This is the kind of news I want to see more. So incredibly happy for him! God bless.

Yessss! Come through....African genius, leadership and charitable giving. Salute ✊🏿

With this type of moral compass he needs to run the country, fantastic role model well done!!

This is an amazingly upbeat story. Yay!!

To think Trump referred to Africa as a Shit hole 🤯🤯 the media needs to show us in a more balanced way! propaganda image Africarise

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This is what u do when u say u care!!!

LynnDalinOhio Or, as DonaldTrumpJr calls him, a loser. Probably a socialist, too.

Big up 👏🏾👏🏾

Nice one fella 😎😎

brilliant👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

May god bless you, keep you safe n healthy.

Those who give can only but just receive.

Give generously. With a clean heart.

Supreme Laws!!! The more you give, the more you receive

These are the stories that should be more news worthy and talked about. Incredible!!!

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catalishus2

Bet he gives most of that money to his kids too.

It's nice when Trump is quiet. Good stuff gets reported

Well deserved good sir.

He he teach Obama there? Barry is Kenyan ya know.

Maybe trump could learn something for this amazing person . Put other people needs ahead of your owns !

Feel the love silly goose

God blesses those, who are a blessing to others. “My cup runneth over. “

Awesome

He will do great things with this.

Educational systems meet and multiply the scope of ownership and return by imposing the systems of the region and documenting the system of accreditation and the quality of systems

This kind of news is want I always want to here, God bless him more being Rich to me is by helping others in needs.

And he’ll probably give most of that to the poor in his community as well... Teaching is a calling. Thank you Lord for sacrificial teachers.

Can’t think of a person more deserving of that reward.

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