De candelas a paneles

Think you’re on the cutting edge of going green? You will be challenged to do more when you watch this video of rural Bolivian women being trained to install solar panels.

India's Barefoot College trained women from Bolivia's remote Altiplano villages in solar technology, and then shipped the equipment to their villages, where they would be in charge of installing and maintaining it.

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Barefoot Photographers of Tilonia

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The First Women Barefoot Solar Engineers of the World
“This is a true story about ordinary heroes. A story of very simple women who have made an extraordinary difference in their own community…”

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The First Women Barefoot Solar Engineers of the Gambia
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The Night Schools
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Find out more: www.barefootcollege.org
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