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Indian teacher who created hundreds of learning centers wins $1 million Global Teacher Prize
Rouble Nagi was honored for founding over 800 learning centers and creating educational murals to teach literacy, math, and science in underserved Indian communities.
- On Thursday, Rouble Nagi, Indian teacher and activist, won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize at the World Governments Summit in Dubai.
- Her Rouble Nagi Art Foundation has established more than 800 learning centers across India, painting murals that teach literacy, science, math and history to both out-of-school and enrolled children.
- The Varkey Foundation awarded the prize and plans to give the $1 million to Nagi to build an institute offering free vocational training, linked to GEMS Education, founded by Sunny Varkey.
- Nagi is the 10th teacher to win the Global Teacher Prize since 2015, with past winners from Kenya, Palestine, and Canada, and last year's winner Mansour al-Mansour recognized for his work with the poor.
- Within Dubai's private-school ecosystem, the Varkey Foundation is linked to Sunny Varkey's GEMS Education, which runs schools across Egypt, Qatar and the UAE.
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Indian teacher who created hundreds of learning centers wins $1 million Global Teacher Prize
An Indian teacher and activist who's known for creating hundreds of learning centers and painting educational murals has won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize.
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