{"id":14186,"date":"2016-02-20T05:45:51","date_gmt":"2016-02-20T05:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=14186"},"modified":"2016-11-28T16:26:15","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T16:26:15","slug":"teacher-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/teacher-award","title":{"rendered":"A Kenyan Teacher Earns A Nomination For The 2016 Global Teacher Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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Mohamud is doing such great work that he was nominated for a special award.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Spreading a de-radicalisation message<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mohamud is one of ten finalists for the Varkey Foundation\u2019s Global Teacher Prize, an award that\u00a0recognises one exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession as well as to the community. The award comes with a $1 million dollar prize. The winner of the Global Teacher Prize 2016 will be announced in March. The Kenyan teacher said he was humbled by the nomination. He has been working with children for years now. Before he taught in Nairobi, he educated children living in rural and traditional communities. He showed their families how important education is. In addition, he gives his students the skills needed to become entrepreneurs. His teaching methods have been very successful. Achievement levels at his current school have risen and his students developed a business idea that has impressed several competitions. Their proposal &#8211; producing roofing tiles from solid waste &#8211; has the potential to improve lives in Kenya\u2019s slums. As if this was not impressive enough, Mohamud works hard to fight extremism both in his community and nationally. He has implemented de-radicalisation school programs, developed lesson plans teachers can use to spread the message, and created the anti-terror network Teachers Against Violent Extremism.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14187\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14187\" style=\"width: 719px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-14187\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/88308397_kenyanteacher3.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"719\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/88308397_kenyanteacher3.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/88308397_kenyanteacher3-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/88308397_kenyanteacher3-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nanacoker.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/02\/d46daf6a-966e-455a-a805-143bb1b3a0b1.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Terrorists are recruiting in schools<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Teachers like Mohamud play a very important role. Security agencies found that terrorist group Al-Shabaab is recruiting in various Nairobi secondary schools &#8211; including Eastleigh<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">High,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the one Mohamud teaches at. A leaked report from the National Intelligence Service found that:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c<strong>recruitment is ongoing in schools, especially in Nairobi Technical School, Highway Secondary, Eastleigh High and Sheikh Khalifa in Mombasa.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0They also discovered that:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c<strong>Islamic scholars with extremist tendencies have also been conducting programmes in schools such as Moi Forces, State House Girls, Limuru Girls, St George\u2019s Secondary, Aga Khan and Eastleigh High within Nairobi.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some of these schools caught Al-Shabaab\u2019s attention because the students demanded the right for girls to wear hijabs in school. The militants prey on these young students and radicalize them. Students are easy carriers for their terror missions: acts that include harming the economy, assassinating important leaders, and carrying out attacks on tourists. Al-Shabaab members are also recruiting in several mosques. And, it is not just Nairobi that is at risk. The NIS reported that students are hearing radicalization lectures at Masjid Minaa in Kisauni, Masjid Chelsea and Maratib mosques in Eastleigh and Musa and Minaa mosques in Mombasa. The report also states that Al-Shabaab has:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cwidened recruitment of members to far flung areas in the country such as, Eldoret, Kitale, Maralal, Isiolo, Maua, Migori, Mumias, Oyugis, Kisii, Kiambu and Busia. Cell members have also set up base in suburbs of large towns such as Githurai and Dandora in Nairobi as well as Kisauni, Likoni and Ukunda at the Coast.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14191\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14191\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/screen-shot-2016-02-20-at-5-30-43-am.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/screen-shot-2016-02-20-at-5-30-43-am.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/screen-shot-2016-02-20-at-5-30-43-am-600x309.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/screen-shot-2016-02-20-at-5-30-43-am-85x44.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q7IYzfSjSnw\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Learn more about Ayub Mohamud&#8217;s work in the video below:<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Teaching entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa | Ayub Mohamud, Kenya | Global Teacher Prize\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q7IYzfSjSnw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/salah-farah\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0The Muslim Man Who Protected Christians From A Terror Attack In Kenya Passed Away.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ayub Mohamud is a teacher in Kenya. 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