How Bunker Roy built a college where rural grandmothers become solar engineer
Barefoot College in Tilonia, Rajasthan, empowers marginalized communities by training illiterate grandmothers as solar engineers. These "Solar Mamas" design, install, and repair solar systems, bringing electricity and self-sufficiency to remote villages. This grassroots approach, rooted in local knowledge and practical learning, challenges traditional development models by fostering expertise from within.
Barefoot College in Tilonia, Rajasthan, empowers marginalized communities by training illiterate grandmothers as solar engineers. These "Solar Mamas" design, install, and repair solar systems, bringing electricity and self-sufficiency to remote villages. This grassroots approach, rooted in local knowledge and practical learning, challenges traditional development models by fostering expertise from within.
