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Sanjit "Bunker" Roy is the founder of Barefoot College (1972)[1], an Indian non-profit working on livelihood, environment and education from Tilonia.
Barefoot College
Based in Tilonia, Rajasthan, Barefoot College trains rural women, including grandmothers, as solar engineers, artisans and health workers. It promotes sustainable, community-led rural development.
Barefoot College reports the following, on its own site:
- Solar-engineer training for rural women spanning 90+ countries
- Organisations
- 1
- Based in
- Tilonia
- Founded
- 1972
- Press
- 5
References
- [1] “Roy, an Indian social activist and educator, founded the Barefoot College in 1972.” — Barefoot College. Source
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