Tag: rural

Opening Ceremony of the Digital Community School Attended by Special Guests Months of hard work of the education and wellness team culminated in the opening of the Digital Community School (DCS) at Banjaron ki Dhani,...

Installations in Several Indian Communities We are pleased to share the Northeastern India installation progress in 5 key regions and 4 states that occurred over the past few months.   2022 has been a busy...

Our UNSDG Exhibit at COP26 Thank you for visiting us from COP26 where we have displayed some of the most poignant photos from our global initiatives to address the UN Sustainability Development Goals. We are...

Barefoot College International is thrilled to announce that we’ve been recognized as one of India’s top 50 Covid-19 last-mile responders. Our India-based BCI team has contributed immense efforts to ensure greater health and safety for...

21st Energy Globe Award Winners Announced The Energy Globe Award is considered the most important award for sustainability worldwide. “The World’s Best Environmental Projects” are selected based on their lasting systems change and breadth of...

Pal, Guatemala This morning, we find Catarina beside her hearth. The sun’s rays beam through the cracks in the wooden walls’ planks, slicing the white smoke rising from the fire into dancing ribbons. She is...

Barefoot College Keeps Education Accessible   The Barefoot College Education team has been implementing its new programs to help encourage continued learning despite school closures due to pandemic-based restrictions. The Alternative COVID Strategy has adopted...

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...

By Mallika Das, Barefoot College Education Volunteer, Tilonia Rajasthan First a confession: I had never written a story in my life until a week ago. Story-telling is not my thing – academic articles? Yes, of course!...

Norma from the village of Cachimbo in Oaxaca, Mexico finishes the installation of a home solar lighting system for her neighbor. On the 15th of October the world celebrated Rural Women, the majority of whom...