Money Could Never Replace The Value Of His Teaching

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PushBlack
April 4, 2019

Teaching conditions were far from ideal at Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School in Kenya’s rural Pwani Village, a place where famine and poverty are everyday realities.

With only one computer, poor internet, and barely enough resources to educate anyone, math and science teacher Peter Tabichi had to make the best of a grim situation.

And, boy, did he.

Tabichi, a Franciscan friar, always went above and beyond for his students, 95 percent of whom are orphaned and/or impoverished.

Whether that meant sacrificing off-days to provide one-on-one tutoring in students’ homes, or visiting internet cafés to retrieve learning materials the school couldn’t provide, Tabichi always gave his all to benefit those around him.

In just three years, his efforts have doubled enrollment at Keriko. The school’s science club and mathematical science club now compete internationally against high-ranking schools with top-notch resources.

And now, for his selfless giving, Tabichi is being honored.

Out of 10,000 candidates from 176 other countries, The Varkey Foundation awarded its Global Teacher Prize - and $1 million - to Peter Tabichi for his “exceptional” influence on his students’ lives!

“Every day in Africa we turn a new page and a new chapter,” Tabichi said. “This prize does not recognize me but recognizes this great continent’s young people… This prize gives them a chance. It tells the world that they can do anything."

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