58 students taught Peter Tabichi in its class in a small village in Kenya. Almost all come from poor families, drug abuse, Teenage pregnancies, early School drop-outs and suicides are on the agenda: the “Guardian” reported on Tabichi.
get the physics and mathematics teachers. Quite the contrary, he has set up a “talent Club” at his school – and some of his students to be motivated so strongly that they have succeeded in competitions at national natural science.
Tabichi donates most of his salary
For his efforts, the 36-year-old Tabichi has been awarded at the “Global Education & Skills Forum” in Dubai, now with a Million Dollar “Global Teacher Award in 2019”. The Jury praised not only that Tabichi inspired his students, in spite of adverse circumstances (his school has reported only a single Computer with a rudimentary connection to the Internet) – but also that he donates much of his salary to local charity projects, such as “Spiegel Online”.
Tabichi a member of the Franciscan order, under 10 000 nominees from 179 countries. Tabichi also contributed to strengthen civil society in a region in the 2007 unrest between different tribes broke out: He built a peace group, whose students come from seven different groups.
A focus on the promotion of girls
“I am only because of my students here. This price gives you a Chance,“ said Tabichi in Dubai. Together with his four colleagues, he gives students individual tutoring in mathematics and the natural Sciences, he conducts classes, to get involved in environmental projects. His pupils received a prize, after you made it, locally grown plants to the energy built up to make extraction.
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A focus of the school is on the promotion of girls, who are traditionally disadvantaged. That Tabichis efforts pay off, also shows in the number of students Within a period of three years has doubled.
