Five teachers from Africa have been named among 50 shortlisted tutors for the second edition of the $1m (N200m) Varkey GEMS Foundation Global Teacher Prize.
The nominees are two South Africans, Colleen Henning and Warren Sparrow, two Kenyans, Walter Kagwa and Ayub Mohamud, and a Sierra-Leonean, Miriam Mason-Sesay.
The United Kingdom-based foundation instituted the prize to reward teachers for their achievements and impact on people across the world.
A statement from the organisers said, “The top 50 finalists of the 2016 Global Teacher Prize representing 29 countries were selected from thousands of nominations and applications from 148 countries across the world, comprising Jordan, Palestine, Pakistan, United States of America, the United Kingdom, Romainia, Kenya, India, Bolivia, Australia, Argentina, Mexico and Myanmar. The winner will be announced at the Global Education and Skills Forum scheduled to hold in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) in March next year.”
Known as the Nobel Prize for Teaching, it is the largest prize that is open to teachers across the globe.
Applicants are judged on how they open up their pupils’ minds, how much they contribute to the community, and how much they encourage others to become teachers.
On the applications, founder of the foundation, Sunny Varkey, said the thousands of nominations and applications received were testimonies to the achievements of teachers and the enormous impact they have on lives.
He added,“We were overwhelmed by the huge support the Global Teacher Prize received in its first year. We intend to keep this momentum going as our journey continues to return teachers to their rightful position as one of the most respected professions in society.”
Nacie Atwell from the USA won the maiden edition of the prize earlier this year.
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