Bunker Roy from the Barefoot College and representatives of the Varkey GEMS Foundation, Procter and Gamble, Microsoft and the Packard Foundation.
In Kenya and Lesotho, the Varkey GEMS Foundation works with UNESCO on gender-sensitive teacher training to encourage more girls to attend school and learn science and mathematics.
To ensure all these goals are met, Sunny Varkey has also put together a network of eminent, international advisors who are proven gamechangers on the global stage.
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Sunny Varkey himself has been honoured by the Government of India for his contributions to Education with the Padmashri Award, one of the highest civilian honours of the country.
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The overall goal of this joint UNESCO-Varkey GEMS Foundation initiative is to facilitate the professional development of 10, 000 principals in three countries: Ghana, Kenya and India over a four-year period.
Under the terms of the initiative, the Varkey GEMS Foundation, in close cooperation wiith UNESCO, will provide leadership and professional development courses to improve the skills and knowledge of the school principals.
Sunny Varkey is the Chairman of GEMS Education and Founder of the Varkey GEMS Foundation, educating 100, 000 students who represent more than 140 nationalities, and collaborating with UNESCO on school principals and teachers training.
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Opened via satellite by former United States President Bill Clinton, this two-day event was organized by UNESCO organized together with the Government of the United Arab Emirates, Varkey GEMS Foundation and the Commonwealth Business Council.
To achieve all these aims, GEMS Education focuses its operations in three areas: the public sector, the private sector, and through its not-for-profit, philanthropic arm the Varkey GEMS Foundation established by Sunny Varkey in 2010.
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In Kenya and Lesotho, the Varkey GEMS Foundation is working with UNESCO on gender-sensiotive teacher training with the aim of encouraging more girls to attend school, and increase their participation in mathematics, science and technology education.
The Director-General of UNESCO will designate Sunny Varkey as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for his contribution to ensuring that underprivileged children across the world receive a good quality education by creating a leading model for public-private partnerships.
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Sunny Varkey is a visionary education entrepreneur.
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