Our mission is to disseminate the Barefoot Approach throughout rural communities around the world, accomplishing what many less comprehensive approaches have failed to achieve:
Sustainable knowledge and skills for communities
Adapting a lifestyle in harmony with our environment
Overall community transformation and empowerment
Team Members
- All Members
- Barefoot International
- Agriculture
- Campus Community
- Communications
- Education
- ENRICHE
- Solar Enterprise
- Regional Coordinators
- Water & Sanitation
- Executive
The Agricultural Livelihoods team is dedicated to building food systems that create dignity for farmers while ensuring health and nourishment for the planet.
Our Community is the greatest strength we have. With their decades of service they inspire everyone at the campus. When they share stories of great men and women who laid the foundation for our college; we become more aligned and determined to pursue our missions.
How you tell a story is everything. We’re curating revolutionary information and developing mediums that will reach and inspire audiences from the most marginalized communities to the most affluent.
The conventional concept of schooling has no place in marginalized communities. We enable rural minds through hands-on, learning by doing methods.
The Barefoot ENRICHE team is invested in rural women. To be strong, safe, self-reliant, healthy, heard, respected, resilient, courageous and equal. No exceptions.
Demystifying and decentralizing solar technology. Our team is working to build sustainable energy at the village level.
Regional Coordinators focus on ensuring trainees have everything needed to succeed on their new journey. They liaise with local NGOs and have a deep understanding of the realities which exist in communities of their regions.
Responding to water-scarce areas for over 45 years; our team is implementing new and old ways to provide sanitation solutions and make water accessible, clean and safe to drink.
Our executives envision the future, ensuring Barefoot College’s programs remain relevant in solving the world’s biggest environmental and social concerns.
Barefoot International
Ojasvita Malhotra
Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships and Development
Solar Enterprise
Bhagwat Nandan (Guru Ji)
Board Member
+91 94 14 766993
ENRICHE
Dr. Monalisa Padhee
Women Wellness Initiative and Enriche Health Program Head
monalisa.padhee@barefootcollege.org
Barefoot International
Amit Gordon
Human Resources Director
ENRICHE
Lucie Argeliès
Co-Director of Enriche
lucie.argelies@barefootcollege.org
Regional Coordinators
Valentin Karm
East and Southern Africa Regional Coordinator
valentin@barefootcollege.org
