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V isit the website of the UN-supported charity Barefoot College (www.barefootcollege.org). Non-government organisations (NGOs) such as this rely on funding from both corporate and individual donations, as well as successful grant applications, in this case from the UN Women group.
The Barefoot College was established in 1972 in Tilonia, India, and trains women from remote rural communities to become solar engineers so that they can install and maintain solar energy facilities in their own settlements.
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