Renowned educationist and philanthropist Sunny Varkey has been honoured with the 2026 Eisenhower Global Transformation Award for his contribution to the field of global education. The honour was presented to him on November 9 at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Global Awards ceremony in New York. The award was presented to him by noted journalist and broadcaster Gayle King.
Sunny Varkey is the founder of GEMS Education, the Varkey Foundation and the $1 million Global Teacher Prize. He was honoured for his efforts to expand access to quality education around the world, raise the prestige of the role of teachers and improve children’s futures through education.
The Varkey family has been active in the education sector for nearly seven decades. Along with bringing education to lakhs of students through GEMS Education, the Varkey Foundation is working on teacher training, girls’ education and educational opportunities for children from deprived communities.
At the ceremony, former US president Bill Clinton and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates congratulated Sunny Varkey through video messages. Dedicating the honour to the collective efforts of teachers, students and parents, Varkey said education is the most powerful force for giving every child a better future.
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