Plenty of Action at the Sikkim Training Centre Our recent report from SWRC Saddam, Sikkim training campus shared a slew of recent news with the Barefoot College family. Classes began in early 2020, and...
Category: Solar
Recently we appeared on a WWF podcast known as ‘L’effet Panda’ or ‘The Panda Effect’. The purpose of the podcast is to bring environmentalists on an exploration into the wilderness that we strive to protect...
July 9, 2020
Two villages on opposites sides of the northern Guatemalan city of Nebaj have almost everything in common. Both Pal and Xecotz, villages in one of the world’s most inspiring rain forests have been stewarded by...
July 1, 2020
Wonderful, Fabulous Tea The smell of fresh, organic tea leaves on the lush, verdant Assamese Hathlikuli Tea Estate is intoxicating. Teas from Assam are world-renowned products that tea enthusiasts will pay top dollar to sip...
Happy “Birthday”, Earth! As Earth’s imaginary 50th anniversary passes us, we know that Earth itself far outlives this meagre date. Furthermore, Earth Day is actually every day, and we prefer a daily display of gratitude...
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...
March 31, 2020
Press Release Together, Great Plains and Barefoot College have trained 9 women from Botswana to become Solar Mamas The nine women from rural Botswana left their homes in August last year. They traveled all the...
February 24, 2020
Women are at the heart of everything we do at Barefoot College. We are an organisation that champions the unerring spirit, potential, and power that women have when they are given the tools and skills...
December 10, 2019
Where Will Climate Justice Come From? Alika is currently in Tilonia, India as a Solar Mama It is women who are leading the way to global Climate Justice. We firmly stand behind this statement, and...
Solar Electrifying a Remote Village in Jammu and Kashmir State The trek to the village of Samena is cumbersome, but the Barefoot way is to keep pushing forth and smiling! After six months of...