Barefoot Grandmothers Install Solar Power

The expression "Teach a Man to Fish" might now
be replaced by "Teach a Rural Grandma to Install Solar Power."

Mahatma Gandhi's central belief was that the knowledge, skills
and wisdom found in villages should be used for development
before getting skills from outside.

Barefoot College in India has implemented his message,
training rural people to be solar engineers.

They found that the best candidates were middle aged women.
Reading skills are not necessary - they are trained without
using the written word.

Worldwide, they have brought solar expertise to over 750 villages,
that's over 19,000 households that lacked electricity in 19
countries!

The most powerful aspect? Upon returning home they establish
workshops, teaching others in the village to install, maintain
and repair the systems.

See this powerful video about our changing world!