The Jack Ma Charitable Foundation held its inaugural "best rural teacher" awards ceremony in Sanya, Hainan province, on Jan 17.
The foundation's initiator and executive chairman of Alibaba Group, Jack Ma, was on hand to dish out the awards. Some 100 rural teachers from West China were recognized on the night, including 17 from Shaanxi province. Each teacher received a prize of 100,000 yuan ($15,200).
Ma announced that the awards would become an annual event to express gratitude to dedicated providers of rural education.
Jack Ma (L), founder of the Zhejiang Jack Ma Charitable Foundation, presents awards to rural teachers in Sanya, Hainan province, on Jan 17. [Photo/xinhuanet.com] |
Shaanxi teacher Gao Changhua puts a question to Jack Ma at the inaugural award ceremony of the Zhejiang the Jack Ma Charitable Foundation in Sanya, Hainan province, on Jan 17. [Photo/xinhuanet.com] |
Edited by Jacob Hooson