Bunker Roy

Founder and Director of Barefoot College

India

Summary

Sanjit 'Bunker' Roy is the founder and director of Barefoot College — the only college in India built by the poor and managed by the rural poor who earn less than $1 a day. In the 20 years that the demystified and decentralized community-based Barefoot approach has been implemented in more than 30 of the least developed countries, a total of 36,000 houses in 1,024 villages have been given access to solar energy by nearly 300 illiterate rural grandmothers.

Experience

  • rural
  • tertiary education
  • solar / wind / biofuels
  • vulnerable groups
  • community
  • india
  • Sectors
  • Funders
  • Countries

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