World’s best teacher gets new appointment

Nairobi. Barely a month after he was crowned the best teacher in the world, Peter Tabichi has been appointed champion for children in conflicts and crisis by a global body, Varky Foundation.

Tabichi will now champion the cause of the 75 million children worldwide, whose education is disrupted by conflicts and natural disasters.

In a statement, the foundation said they’re banking on the inspiring story and powerful voice of the Maths and Physics teacher — a Catholic Franciscan monk at Keriko Secondary School in Nakuru — to raise the urgency on the world stage to invest in the future of children in crisis.

Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, the UN Special Envoy for Global Education, and Chairperson of Education Cannot Wait’s High-Level Steering Group, called  Tabichi an “inspiration”.

Tabichi said it’s an honour to serve children whose lives have been blighted by war and catastrophe.