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Lucille Chagnon here:

Jack, 
         I just caught the most amazing segment on PBS about the Barefoot 
College 

      I presume that you and many other colleagues have known about this, so 
I'm sending it via you for those of us who, although we may know of the 
amazing work of Mohammad Yunus, have never heard of this incredible related venture 
started by Sanjit 'Bunker' Roy.   The scope and focus of his vision is 
astounding, as are the results. The URLs included here tell the story and lead to 
more details.

http://www.barefootcollege.org/locations.htm  
     "In northern India a unique school is teaching women the skills to build 
sustainable tools for their community and a better live for themselves. 
,,,the work of Sanjit 'Bunker' Roy, who has spent more than 30 years teaching the 
poor to tackle some of the gravest challenges facing their communities 
including drinking water quality, girls' education, health and sanitation, rural 
unemployment, income generation, electricity and power."

www.barefootcollege.org/campus.htm   It started in the 70s, but the main 
campus was built   between 1986-89.  
     "Bhanwar jat, an illiterate famer from Tilonia was given the 
responsibility to construct the 30,000 square feet college campus. Working along with 12 
other "barefoot architects", it took three years of them to complete the 
campus (1986-1989). Only low-cost building materials were used: no cement, wood, 
only plywood (hard board), lime, sand, chipped rock and stone.
     Rafiq a village blacksmith, fabricated the doors, fames and windows. 
Using Buckminister Fuller's design, he has fabricated and installed over 150 
geodesic domes out of scrap metal, to be used as schools, dispensaries, telephone 
booths, community centers, and meeting places for village women.
     The design of the campus was made by Neehar Raina and the barefoot 
architects constructed the whole campus. "

Absolutely astounding.   There's much more on the website.   Enjoy and 
marvel.

Lucille T. Chagnon, M.Ed.
Literacy Acceleration Consultants
6448 Arbor Lane - P O Box 438
Chincoteague Island, VA 23336-0438
757-336-5047 fax -1391
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