Tag: rural development

ARTE Features BCI in 90-Minute Documentary

Barefoot College International‘s Solar Program in Senegal is featured in the ARTE full-length documentary, The Light of Women (La Lumière Des Femmes in French). It is nominated for the FIPADOC film festival competition in the...

February 22, 2024

#women empowerment #Solar Power #rural development #sustainable #documentary #Senegal #ARTE #film festival #FIPADOC

Meet Our 2nd Cohort of Indigenous Guatemala Solar Trainees

Due to the success of our first cohort, we progressed our mission to bring renewable energy to Guatemala. Thanks to a major patronage from the Puma Energy Foundation, more Guatemalans will receive solar energy for...

November 3, 2023

#Women #green energy #rural development #sustainable #indigenous #solar energy #Guatemala

Remote Nepal Village Receives 45 Solar Systems

45 More Solar Systems for Rural Nepal Last month, 3 rural Nepalese Solar Mamas assembled and installed an additional 45 solar ☀️ light systems in the Humla region of Nepal. Families in their community were...

August 28, 2023

#education #Solar #women empowerment #green energy #rural development #solar energy #gender equity #Nepal #gender disparity

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How we Kindle Solar Expansion to the Farthest Villages

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...

August 28, 2019

#Zanzibar #education #livelihood #Tanzania #Solar #Solar Mama #women empowerment #Sustainability #green energy #solar panel #rural development