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Technology / solar / water management / engineering skills could be taught to the least educated / illiterate / lowest caste people

By Hicbd
Thu Sep 21 2023 9:33 am

"Roy focused on putting technology skills in the hands of the least educated and most scorned people in the community — because they were the ones who most needed the help and because he believed that nurturing dignity and self-confidence were crucial elements of overcoming poverty...So Barefoot College takes illiterate villagers — most of them Dalits or women — and trains them in technical skills such as solar panel installation. With funding from foundations, donations and the Indian government, the college also runs literacy classes, health campaigns, a water resources department, study centers and a sanitary pad factory."

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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/opinion/india-barefoot-college.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barefoot_College

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Categories:
Global Poverty Workforce Development / Job Training Literacy / Reading Schools Solar Energy / Panels College Philanthropy Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Inequality Global Rural Areas / Villages India Nonprofit / NGO Idea Global Women Empowerment / Gender Equality Developing Countries

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