Name: Learning from a barefoot movement
Uploaded: 2011-10-17T15:08:51Z
Duration: 18 min 50 s
Description: In Rajasthan, India, an extraordinary school teaches rural women and men -- many of them illiterate -- to become solar engineers, artisans, dentists and doctors in their own villages. It's called the Barefoot College, and its founder, Bunker Roy, explains how it works.

In Rajasthan, India, an extraordinary school teaches rural women and men -- many of them illiterate -- to become solar engineers, artisans, dentists and doctors in their own villages. It's called the Barefoot College, and its founder, Bunker Roy, explains how it works.

Learning from a barefoot movement

Change spreads when knowledge is valued over credentials and communities trust their own wisdom. In rural India, so-called 'illiterate' women build solar cookers, electrify villages, and even serve as dentists for thousands of children. At Barefoot College, the teacher learns from the student, and certificates come from the people served, not from a piece of paper. Solutions that last are grown from within, not imposed from outside experts.

Illiterate Grandmothers Become Solar Engineers And Transform Villages

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