Millicent Cassianes, A Kenyan teacher has been nominated for the prestigious Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize 2023, which carries a cash prize of $1 million USD.Cassianes.
Cassianes who teaches at the BL Tezza Special School for the Deaf in Karunga, Kenya, is one of 50 people shortlisted for the prize, which is organized in collaboration with UNESCO and in strategic partnership with Dubai Cares, a global philanthropic organization based in the UAE.
The Kenyan teacher was chosen from over 7,000 nominations and applications received from over 130 countries around the world.
The prize will now be narrowed down to the top ten finalists, who will be announced later this year, helping to raise the bar of respect for the teaching profession.
The Global Teacher Prize Academy, comprised of prominent individuals, will select the winner from the top ten finalists, who will be announced later this year.
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