Barefoot College Essay

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I decided to research Barefoot College. The mission of Barefoot College is to connect rural communities to solar, water, education, professions and advocacy to help communities and individuals take control of their lives and the well being of their communities. The human rights initiatives they have under taken include gender equality, pollution, clean water, education, health, sanitation. They address 14 of the 17 United Nations sustainable goals. (2016 November, 30). Retrieved from https://www.barefootcollege.org/. These goals include reduced inequality, industry, innovation, and infrastructure, affordable and clean energy plus a myriad of others. (2016, November 30). Retrieved from http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/.

This group is amazing, they have taught local citizens predominately women to set up and wire solar panels (enough to power their complete college area), build parabolic chef-less cookers and use them cook enough food for 60 meals, twice a day. They collect enough water to last through 4 years of drought through the design of their roofing and college area. Their students have been invited across the world to train others similarly. They train members of the college who they expect to stay in the area, normally this means grandmothers and mothers. …show more content…

Another challenge they faced was the education of children. Children are expected to watch the family animals during the day, so they started offering classes at night. The classes teach democracy, how to deal with the police, citizenship, how to measure your land, and more, they even have elections every 5 years for a Prime Minister. They have taught more than 70, 000

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