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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.
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.
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.
The Barefoot College (Social Work and Research Centre) 1,565 followers. 1mo Edited. Dear valued supporters and stakeholders, In light of recent misinformation, we wish to clarify that...
Barefoot College International | 5,415 followers on LinkedIn. Our mission | Demystify and decentralize technology for rural women to propagate self-sufficiency and sustainability. | We focus...
Through this mission, Barefoot College International seeks to ensure that every woman and girl has the skills and knowledge she needs to be a catalyst for change for the benefit of herself, her family and her entire community.
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...
Apr 28, 2023 · His experiment, half a century down the line, is known as Barefoot College, a non-formal learning center which leverages the natural acumen and ingenuity of illiterate villagers to transform them into barefoot entrepreneurs, nutritionists, engineers and even doctors.
