Inside and outside Guatemala there are teachers who make a difference every day. Although every year the Teacher’s Day In the classrooms, the most outstanding are characterized by leaving a mark through small daily actions of great impact.
One of the most recognized world decorations is the Global Teacher Prize, which exalts the work of educators that stand out for particular actions that make a difference in their communities.
According to international media, this decoration is a kind of “Nobel Prize” for teachers worldwide. This nomination is organized by the Varkey Foundation in collaboration with UNESCO.
According to official information from the Global Teacher Prize and the foreign press, Mansour al-Mansour (Saudi Arabia), Riffat Arif, known as sister Zeph (Pakistan), Keishia Thorpe (United States), Ranjitsinh Disale (India) and Peter Tabichi (Kenya) They have been recognized with this award in recent years.
Next, some data on these outstanding teachers are presented:
1. Mansour al-Mansour
He is a teacher who has focused his efforts on changing the life course of students in vulnerable situation for more than two decades, according to the international press. Thanks to this work, he obtained the Global Teacher Prize in February 2025. He was selected from more than 5,000 professors from 89 countries.
He has stood out as a visionary, humanitarian and defender of transformative learning defender. According to the organization, it is a living testimony of resilience, passion and unwavering commitment to education.
2. Riffat arif (sister Zeph)
Pakistani teacher who founded her own school in the courtyard of her house when she was 13 years old. This educational center was created especially for children whose parents could not afford a school registration. He obtained the Global Teacher Prize on November 8, 2023, at the Unesco headquarters in Paris, France.
At present, the school provides free education to more than 200 disadvantaged children. The teacher also teaches personal defense classes for girls and has done other tasks to support her community. According to La Voz de América (VOA), he has provided education for both Christian and Muslim children.
3. Keishia Thorpe
She is an English teacher in the United States. According to the American press, he received the Global Teacher Prize in 2021 for its orientation work and for making it possible for higher education to be affordable for first -generation students, immigrants or refugees.
It is estimated that 95 percent of their students come from low -income homes. One of his greatest achievements was to co-confound US Elite International Track and Field, Inc., a non-profit institution that offers opportunities to students-matters at risk, so that they access complete scholarships in universities in the United States.
4. Ranjitsinh Disale
Awarded in 2020, he has worked as a professor in a village in India. According to the global teacher prize, transformed the life opportunities of the Zilla Parishad Elementary School.
One of its main achievements was to translate official textbooks into the mother tongue of its students and incorporate unique QR codes to facilitate access to audiopoemes, videoconferences, stories and tasks. With this, access to education for students improved, mostly from tribal communities with low school attendance and where adolescent marriage is common.
5. Peter Tabichi
He teaches natural sciences at Mixed Diurna Keriko high school, in the village of Pwani, where students from diverse cultures and religions study in classrooms with limited resources.
In addition to teacher, He is a Franciscan brother and donates 80 percent of his monthly income to help those in need. “His dedication, hard work and blind faith in the talent of his students have led his school, with limited resources and located in a remote rural area of Kenya, to succeed after competing with the best schools in the country in national science competitions,” says Global Teacher Prize.