Video: Peter Tabichi's students celebrate his $1 million win in UAE

Peter Tabichi teaches in the semi-arid village of Pwani where almost a third of children are orphans or have only one parent.

The students from a remote village in Kenya celebrated after their math and physics teacher, Peter Tabichi won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize for 2019 in UAE.
According to a video posted by AFP, on its official Twitter account, Tabichi's students said that he is a good teacher and that he deserves the prize.
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A teacher from a remote, poverty-ridden, village in Kenya, Peter Tabichi, was announced as the world's best teacher and was awarded $1million for his outstanding work with his students.

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- AFP news agency (@AFP) March 25, 2019

Tabichi was this year's winner of Dubai's Global Teacher Prize by the Varkey Foundation, which aims to highlight the importance of the teaching profession.
Now in its fifth year, the prize is the largest of its kind. It's quickly become one of the most coveted and prestigious for teachers.
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Peter Tabichi teaches in the semi-arid village of Pwani where almost a third of children are orphans or have only one parent, and where drought and famine are frequent.
Classrooms are poorly equipped and the school, which teaches students between 11 and 16 years-old, has just one computer with intermittent Internet access.
He was selected out of out 10,000 applicants for the Global Teacher Prize.
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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.
Despite the grave obstacles Tabichi's student's face, he's credited with helping many stay in school, qualify for international competitions in science and engineering and go on to college.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said in a statement that Tabichi's story "is the story of Africa."
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"You give me faith that Africa's best days are ahead of us and your story will light the way for future generations," he said.
In his acceptance speech, Tabichi said his mother died when he was just 11 years old, leaving his father, a primary school teacher, with the job of raising him and his siblings alone.
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Last year, a British art teacher was awarded for her work in one of the most ethnically diverse places in the country. Her work was credited with helping students feel welcome and safe in a borough with high murder rates.