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The Barefoot College connects rural communities to solar, water, education, professions and advocacy to help communities and individuals take control of their lives and the wellbeing of their communities.
The Barefoot College is a 50-year-old community-based grassroots organization founded by Sanjit “Bunker” Roy, aiming to make the most marginalized communities sustainable and self-sufficient. We believe in the Gandhian philosophy that knowledge, skills, and wisdom found in the villages should be used for their own development.
Barefoot College, previously known as the Social Work and Research Centre ("SWRC") is a voluntary organisation working in the fields of education, skill development, health, drinking water, women empowerment and electrification through solar power for the upliftment of rural people, which was founded by Bunker Roy in 1972.
Barefoot College International is an international NGO delivering programmes to support rural women and communities about sustainable energy and empowerment.
Our mission is to make vocational and educational opportunities accessible to women and girls from the most marginalized communities around the world. We believe providing these opportunities to women is the solution to ensuring long term climate, economic and social resilience for rural communities globally.
Barefoot College International is a women-centric, education-driven movement aiming to amplify prosperity and gender equity right to the very last mile. We believe in the potential of relevant social enterprise models to empower remote, marginalized communities.
Mar 22, 2023 · TILONIA, India — It’s the Harvard of rural India, minus wingtips or heels: a 50-year-old institution called Barefoot College that offers lessons for empowering people worldwide. Maybe even in...
