Bunker Roy: Learning from a barefoot movement

http://www.ted.com In Rajasthan, India, an extraordinary school teaches rural women and men -- many of them illiterate -- to become solar engineers, artisans, dentists and doctors in their own villages. It's called the Barefoot College, and its founder, Bunker Roy, explains how it works.

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[screwed soul]

Corrupt politicians and businessman disliked it.

[kapil thukral]

Thank God, he is not American.... Otherwise he would have been filthy rich and those African countries would have been in a lot of Debt.... :)

[S A NATHAN SAN]

Fantastic work...



[Sumaira S.]

By doing good to others... you are doing the BEST to yourself.

Left me awe-inspired and speechless.

[Mihir Sengupta]

The two blond women didn't want to stand up, and got pressured into it ahaha

[iSquashFools]

and we hope to have you here one day. :)

[Art Konstantino]

You stutter! LOL. I do too. This man demonstrated the power of love by drawing out and putting to work all the natural talents of all the participants. This is what makes the world what it is. NOT MONEY or the BANKING SYSTEM. People working together to preserve life and understand one another.

[renesingg]

This is a demonstration of the goodness of humanity which lies in abundance within each one of us. All we have to do is look within and realise our true potential to enrich the world we live in and share with all beings and things.

God bless Mr. Bunker Roy and many others like him that inspire us

[ulises ramirez]

India... I hope to be there one day.

[reine aubry]

insparing, up lifting, and much more.

watching that video and litesning to that man makes my day.

human being at its best!

[letoiledesmers1]

where is the rest of the movie?



[magical11]

Umm...it probably won't work that way.