In a little
village in the state of Rajasthan in India, there exists a college, Barefoot College, active since 40 years already.
In this
college, most of its students are grandmothers from the Least Developed
Countries of the world (Asia, Africa & the Pacific Islands), who had left
their families for a 6 months training to become solar engineers.
Objective of
the College: Train exploited poor rural inhabitants to become self-independent
women and live with dignity and self-respect (Equality of Women)!
After obtaining
their diploma, they would take homes the solar lanterns they’ve built and use
their newfound knowledge and skills to help in the development of the villages from where they’ve
come from.
The college
works under the Gandhian Principle:
Finally, at
night, most of the children gather around a big solar lantern and the college
provides night schooling to these children, since during the day they have to
help their parents in the fields.
