PETER TABICHI

"It's morning in Africa. The skies are clear. The day is young and there is a blank page waiting to be written. This is Africa's time" he said.

He's a science teacher from rural Kenya. He is a member of the Franciscan religious order and he won the 2019 Global Teacher Prize. Brother Peter has been praised for his achievements in a deprived school with crowded classes and few textbooks.

He wants pupils to see "science is the way to go" for their futures.

He gives away 80% of his pay to support pupils, at the Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School in Pwani Village, Nakuru.

His pupils are almost all from disadvantaged families. many are orphaned or have lost a parent.

The 36-year-old teacher wants to raise aspirations and to promote the cause of science, not just in Kenya but across Africa.

The lack of reliable internet connection means he has to travel to a cyber-cafe to download resources for his science lessons and many of the pupils walk more than four miles (6 km) on bad roads to reach the school.