Category: Solar

Training at the Guatemalan Centre Begins We are very pleased to announce that our first solar training on Latin American soil is underway. 11 Indigenous Ixil Maya women from local communities have come together to...

A BCI LATAM-Based Staff Member Shares His Story Lawrence facilitates a workshop for the indigenous women trainees Like most mornings, I’m settling into my workday with a fresh cup of our fair trade coffee that...

Marta Venavente’s Story on International Women’s Day Marta installs a solar panel for a village home This Women’s Day, and for the rest of 2021, Barefoot College International is celebrating the rural women who become...

Universal Marketing as we Expand As our Solar Enterprise continues to grow, we’re focusing more on branding and visibility to strengthen our team and outreach. We have created a Centralized Marketing System so that a...

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...

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...

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...

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...