| Revision as of 03:56, 21 November 2012 editBlackMansBurden (talk | contribs)75 edits →Cross-cultural collaboration: wp;undue. is this notable ?← Previous edit | Revision as of 04:01, 21 November 2012 edit undoBlackMansBurden (talk | contribs)75 edits clean infobox/image(promotional), added metatags, removed unreliable source (a PBS interview)Next edit → | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| {{refimprove|date=November 2012}} | {{refimprove|date=November 2012}} | ||
| {{Infobox school | {{Infobox school | ||
| |name |
|name=Barefoot College| | ||
| image = |
image = | ||
| established = 1972| | established = 1972| | ||
| founder = ]| | founder = ]| | ||
| type = ]| | type = ]| | ||
| head_name |
head_name= | ||
| head = | | head = | | ||
| city = ]| | city = ]| | ||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
| country = ]| | country = ]| | ||
| campus = Village| | campus = Village| | ||
| enrollment = 400| | enrollment = 400|.{{citation needed|date=November 2012|reason=No source cited yet}} | ||
| faculty = 10|.{{citation needed|date=November 2012|reason=No source cited yet}} | |||
| faculty = 10| | |||
| colors = | | colors = | | ||
| mascot = | mascot = | ||
| | homepage = {{URL|http://www.barefootcollege.org/}} | | homepage = {{URL|http://www.barefootcollege.org/}} | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| ''' |
'''Social Work and Research Centre''', known as '''Barefoot College''', is a ] founded by ] in 1972. It is a solar-powered school that teaches illiterate women from impoverished ]n villages to become doctors, solar engineers, architects, and other such professions. The school is located at ] village, ], ]. There are now 20 such colleges in 13 states in India.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/05/south_asia_villagers0_barefoot_college/html/9.stm|title=In pictures: Villagers' Barefoot College|last=Sanjay Suri|work=]|accessdate=18 November 2012}}</ref> | ||
| ==Founder's philosophy== | ==Founder's philosophy== | ||
| Line 29: | Line 29: | ||
| *In 1998, it was awarded the ] (Indira Gandhi Environment Award), by the ], ]. <ref name="press">{{cite web |title=List of Awardees |url=http://envfor.nic.in/citizen/award/igpp.html#LIST |date= |publisher= ] }}</ref> | *In 1998, it was awarded the ] (Indira Gandhi Environment Award), by the ], ]. <ref name="press">{{cite web |title=List of Awardees |url=http://envfor.nic.in/citizen/award/igpp.html#LIST |date= |publisher= ] }}</ref> | ||
| *In 2003, the Barefoot College won an ] for its work bringing ] to rural villages.<ref></ref> | *In 2003, the Barefoot College won an ] for its work bringing ] to rural villages.<ref></ref> | ||
| *The creators of the campus near ] received the ]. Originally the award was attributed to "an illiterate farmer", but later the award was corrected and redesignated to read "A young architect, Neehar Raina, prepared the architectural layout and an illiterate farmer from Tilonia, along with 12 other Barefoot Architects, constructed the buildings." when the presenters became aware of the involvement of professional architect ]. <ref name |
*The creators of the campus near ] received the ]. Originally the award was attributed to "an illiterate farmer", but later the award was corrected and redesignated to read "A young architect, Neehar Raina, prepared the architectural layout and an illiterate farmer from Tilonia, along with 12 other Barefoot Architects, constructed the buildings." when the presenters became aware of the involvement of professional architect ]. <ref name="indianexpress">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/storyOld.php?storyId=5264|title=Tilonia's Barefoot campus, now the bare facts|last=Jain|first=Sonu|date=1 July 2002|work=]|accessdate=27 July 2010|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5rXkb2Q3B|archivedate=27 July 2010}}</ref> | ||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 04:01, 21 November 2012
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Barefoot College" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
| Barefoot College | |
|---|---|
| File:Established = 1972 | |
| Location | |
| Tilonia, Rajasthan India | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Founder | Bunker Roy |
| Enrollment | 400 |
| Campus | Village |
| Website | www |
Social Work and Research Centre, known as Barefoot College, is a non-governmental organization founded by Bunker Roy in 1972. It is a solar-powered school that teaches illiterate women from impoverished Indian villages to become doctors, solar engineers, architects, and other such professions. The school is located at Tilonia village, Rajasthan, India. There are now 20 such colleges in 13 states in India.
Founder's philosophy
The policy of the Barefoot College is to take women from the poorest of villages and teach them to become professionals without requiring them to read or write. In extreme cases, there are students without verbal fluency in the languages of their teachers..
Cross-cultural collaboration
One program of the Barefoot College brings women from villages in rural Africa (which do not have electricity) to the Barefoot College. They are then trained by local Indian women at the Barefoot College. At the end of their training, they return to Africa with new skills that allow them to install solar electricity in their villages. The college also worked in a similar project in Afghanistan.
Awards
- In 1998, it was awarded the Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar (Indira Gandhi Environment Award), by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.
- In 2003, the Barefoot College won an Ashden Award for its work bringing solar power to rural villages.
- The creators of the campus near Tilonia received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Originally the award was attributed to "an illiterate farmer", but later the award was corrected and redesignated to read "A young architect, Neehar Raina, prepared the architectural layout and an illiterate farmer from Tilonia, along with 12 other Barefoot Architects, constructed the buildings." when the presenters became aware of the involvement of professional architect Neehar Raina.
External links
- BBC feature
- UNESCO
- PBS News Hour Article
- The Barefoot Approach, essay from Sumithra Prasanna for the International Museum of Women
References
- Sanjay Suri. "In pictures: Villagers' Barefoot College". BBC Online. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- http://www.barefootcollege.org/
- "List of Awardees". Ministry of Environment and Forests.
- Barefoot College wins Ashden Award
- Jain, Sonu (1 July 2002). "Tilonia's Barefoot campus, now the bare facts". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
 | This Indian university, college or other educational institution-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |