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2 unusual facts about Barefoot College


Barefoot College

In the profile acknowledging Roy as one of Time 100 most influential people for his work with the Barefoot College, Greg Mortenson wrote that the grass-roots social entrepreneurship has trained more than 3 million people for jobs in the modern world, "in buildings so rudimentary they have dirt floors and no chairs" so that poor students feel comfortable.

Neehar Raina

His work was recognized with the Aga Khan Award for Architecture for his architectural layout of the 8 acre campus of the Barefoot College near Tilonia.


St Andrews Prize for the Environment

2003 - Bunker Roy, the founder of the Barefoot College, Rajasthan, India, for bringing solar energy to remote Himalayan villages, using so-called 'barefoot engineers'.


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