Global Teacher Prize 2020

A Maharashtra’s Solapur district primary school teacher has won the one-million US dollar Global Teacher Prize 2020 for promoting girls’ education. Ranjitsinh Disale from Paritewadi village, was awarded in recognition of his efforts to promote girls’ education and initiating a quick-response (QR) coded textbook revolution in India.

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Ranjitsinh Disale from Paritewadi village, was awarded in recognition of his efforts to promote girls’ education and initiating a quick-response (QR) coded textbook revolution in India.

The 32-year-old teacher emerged the winner from 10 finalists from across the world for the annual prize. He has announced that he will share half of the one million dollar award money with the nine other finalists so that they too may continue their good work.

The award was established by the London-based Varkey Foundation and is given in partnership with UNESCO.

In the past, Disale had been named as the Innovative Researcher of the Year 2016 and has featured in the Satya Nadella’s book ‘Hit Refresh’.