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The First Rural Women Heroes of Tombouctou
Posted by: barefootcollege
Video duration: 401 seconds
This film about two illiterate women who are ordinary but did extraordinary work for their villages. Two women came to India (Tilonia-Rajasthan), learned about solar energy, and went back to Tombouctou(Mali-Afri ca) with confidence and solar electrified their whole village thus becoming the women heroes not only in their village but also in Mali country.
Related: africa, barefoot, college, communications, electronics, engineering, engineers, india, mali, power, solar, tilonia
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Women of Tilonia - Bhagchand Devi
Posted by: barefootcollege
Video duration: 464 seconds
An excerpt from the DVD Women of Tilonia. A number of village women are interviewed about the role of the newly elected village head - an illiterate, uneducated woman.
Related: barefoot, college, empowerment, government, grassroots, india, local, nonprofit, outreach, tilonia, womens
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Women of Tilonia - Dhapu Bai
Posted by: barefootcollege
Video duration: 184 seconds
A short portion of the DVD, Women of Tilonia. Dhapu Bai explains how her training as a midwife at the Barefoot College as given her the ability to impart vital health information to village women.
Related: barefoot, college, empowerment, government, grass, healthcare, india, local, midwives, nonprofit, organizations, roots, womens
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The First Women Barefoot Solar Engineers of The Gambia
Posted by: barefootcollege
Video duration: 301 seconds
this 5 min film about those women who have not basic educationa but they have dignity,challenge in socity to prove that they can do impossibal in possibal..they learn about solar electrification,in tilonia Rajasthan India,and went back there country.and solar electrified there village.
Related: barefoot, change, climate, college, development, engineers, gambia, india, power, rural, solar, the, tilonia
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Women of Tilonia - Sita
Posted by: barefootcollege
Video duration: 190 seconds
A short piece from the DVD, Women of Tilonia. Sita talks about her 6 month training program at the Barefoot College where she learned to be a solar mechanic and how this helped her to overcome the caste system.
Related: barefoot, caste, college, empowerment, energy, government, grass, india, local, nonprofit, organizations, roots, solar, womens
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Women of Tilonia - Devki
Posted by: barefootcollege
Video duration: 200 seconds
A small piece from the DVD Women of Tilonia. Devki, a 17-year old Rajasthani woman is interviewed about her activism in opening night schools for children and speaking out against child marriages.
Related: barefoot, child, college, education, empowerment, government, grassroots, india, local, marriage, outreach, tilonia, womens
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Women of Tilonia - Shehnaz
Posted by: barefootcollege
Video duration: 192 seconds
A portion of the DVD, Women of Tilonia. A women solar cooker mechanic at the Barefoot College in Rajasthan, India discussed her new found courage in finding employment at the college to support her children and overcome social restrictions.
Related: barefoot, college, empowerment, energy, government, grass, india, local, nonprofit, organizations, power, roots, solar, womens
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Women of Tilonia: Pushpa Devi
Posted by: barefootcollege
Video duration: 195 seconds
An excerpt from the DVD Women of Tilonia. Pushpa Devi talks about her job in the handicrafts sector of the Barefoot College, how she overcame her own insecurities and her new feelings towards education.
Related: barefoot, caste, college, empowerment, government, grass, handicrafts, india, local, nonprofit, organizations, roots, womens
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Women of Tilonia - Dhanni
Posted by: barefootcollege
Video duration: 354 seconds
An excerpt from the DVD Women of Tilonia, in which a male puppeteer is questioned about his role in working with women's groups and the struggle for women to attain leadership in Indian society.
Related: barefoot, college, empowerment, government, grass, grassroots, india, local, nonprofit, organizations, outreach, roots, womens
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Women of Tilonia - Jana Bai
Posted by: barefootcollege
Video duration: 209 seconds
A piece from the DVD, Women of Tilonia. Jana Bai explains how her role as a night school teacher has given young girls and boys, who tend to their families' cattle during the day, the opportunity to gain an education.
Related: barefoot, caste, college, empowerment, government, grass, india, local, night, nonprofit, organizations, roots, schools, womens
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Women of Tilonia - Santosh Devi
Posted by: barefootcollege
Video duration: 206 seconds
An excerpt from the DVD Women of Tilonia. A young women tells of her experience in night schools, her role as prime minister in the Children's parliament and her struggle with her family to continue her education.
Related: barefoot, college, education, empowerment, government, grassroots, india, local, nonprofit, outreach, tilonia, womens
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Women of Tilonia - Mangi
Posted by: barefootcollege
Video duration: 244 seconds
An excerpt from the DVD, Women of Tilonia. Mangi discussed the importance of education in providing girls the opportunity for change in rural life.
Related: barefoot, caste, college, education, empowerment, government, grass, india, local, nonprofit, organizations, roots, womens
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Women of Tilonia - Kailash Kanwar
Posted by: barefootcollege
Video duration: 185 seconds
A piece from the DVD, Women of Tilonia. Kailish discusses how the Barefoot College gave her employment which has allowed her to care for herself and family, and travel outside the traditional village setting.
Related: barefoot, caste, college, empowerment, government, grass, handicrafts, india, local, nonprofit, organizations, roots, womens
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Women of Tilonia - Bila
Posted by: barefootcollege
Video duration: 213 seconds
An excerpt from the DVD, Women of Tilonia. Bila talks about the various opportunities given to her by the Barefoot College from work in handicrafts, and computers to teaching in a day school. The College's efforts have helped change the social barriers that keep many village women homebound.
Related: barefoot, caste, college, education, empowerment, government, grass, india, local, nonprofit, organizations, roots, womens
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