Barefoot College

Barefoot College

Infobox Private School | name = Barefoot College


established = 1972
founder = Bunker Roy
type = Public
head_name = Headmaster
head =
city = Tilonia
state = Rajasthan
country = India
campus = Village
enrollment = 400
faculty = 10
colors =
mascot =
homepage = [http://www.barefootcollege.org/ Official site]

Barefoot college also Social Work and Research Centre is an Non-governmental organization founded by Bunker Roy in 1972. It is located at Tilonia village, Rajasthan, India.

It serves a population of over 125,000 people. [http://www.barefootcollege.org/]

Founder's philosophy

The organization was established to solve grave problems like drinking water quality, girl education, health and sanitation, rural unemployment, income generation, electricity and power, as well as social awareness and the conservation of ecological systems in rural India.

Awards

In 2003 they won an Ashden Award for their work bringing solar power to rural villages [ [http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/barefootcollege Barefoot College wins Ashden Award] ] .

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/05/south_asia_villagers0_barefoot_college/html/1.stm BBC feature]
* [http://www.unesco.org/courier/2000_03/uk/dossier/txt02.htm UNESCO]
* [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/social_issues/social_ent/ PBS News Hour Article]

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