Author: Lawrence Miglialo

JOB PROFILE Seeking an enthusiastic volunteer to coordinate recruitment, employee engagement and organisational development initiatives at Barefoot College.  To download the full Profile click here. We are looking for a volunteer who is passionate and...

DEADLINE: Last date to receive applications: 23:59 (IST), 15th of April, 2020 TO APPLY Qualified candidates should send their CV along with a cover letter highlighting your suitability for the position to recruitment@barefootcollege.org. Please do...

Envision Virgin Racing invited a group of Mexican Solar Engineers who graduated in February to the Mexico City E-Prix, an all-electric car racing tournament. Their team was curious about the Barefoot Solar Program and visited...

Entrusting Women with Leadership Roles The philosophy that underpins Barefoot College Zanzibar is that by educating rural women, they will, in turn, become the chief change-makers in their communities. One of the main programs at...

The Barefoot Rise Fellowship offers motivated individuals the opportunity to develop and expand in many areas. The fellowship is a minimum one-year commitment, with options to extend for a second year. During the first-year fellows...

Who doesn’t love a fireworks show?  This year, we would like every colorful explosion to signify a burst of light on behalf of women rising from every corner of the world. On New Year’s Evewe want...

In her recent TedTalk, our CEO Meagan Fallone explains why, it could be illiterate and semi-illiterate women, coming from the poorest rural villages, whose #AdaptiveIntelligence makes them ideal to spearhead the upcoming global technology surge.  ...

In the past few decades, many states in India have been experiencing continued levels of extreme drought throughout many regions, classifying them ‘dire situations’. Water is often inaccessible in the dry season and has in...

Not having access to electricity, life in Ambakivao, Madagascar was dark. A group of grandmothers decided to change that, bringing light to their community by becoming the village’s first solar engineers. With the help of...

The recent flood in Wayanad, Kerala has devastated many local families and farms, with low-lying regions being most critically affected. Houses have been flooded, and people have been forced to flee to safety, abandoning belongings...