This week’s episode features the Barefoot College in Tilonia, Rajasthan in India. Media intern Mara Schechter explains how the college, founded by Bunker Roy in 1972, recruits women from around the world to come to the campus for six months, where they learn simple skills in solar engineering. Students are given the time to learn, practice, and perfect their knowledge base before returning home to their villages where they pass on their valuable new skills to their entire community.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_AqIP7h63E
To read more about the Barefoot College, see: Barefoot College Empowers in More Ways than One.
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