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DESCRIPTION:"Barefoot" Solutions: Networking Rural India and a Global Initi
 ative Sanjit "Bunker" Roy\, Founder of Barefoot College In IndiaMeagan Fal
 lone\, CEO of Barefoot College InternationalTODAY:&nbsp\;Seminar &nbsp\;wo
 rkshop about the “barefoot solutions” that have transformed rural people—e
 specially women—into powerful agents of change in their communities. From 
 solar energy\, water\, education\, and health care to rural handicrafts\, 
 the “solutions” are unique and exemplified by the award-winning architectu
 re of the College itself—designed and built by villagers for villagers. Li
 mited spots available. If interested in attending please contact Emera Bri
 dger Wilson at elbridge@syr.edy by April 15Sanjit “Bunker” Roy is an accla
 imed Indian Social Activist and educator who founded the Barefoot College\
 , the only college by and for the rural poor. He will be accompanied by Me
 agan Fallone\, CEO of Barefoot College International. Roy was selected as 
 one of Time's 100 most influential personalities in 2010 for collaborating
  with villagers to find "barefoot solutions" that center on solar energy\,
  water\, education\, connectivity\, healthcare\, handicrafts and the empow
 erment of women. &nbsp\;This event is part of the “Networks” themed Syracu
 se Symposium series\, and is being co-sponsored by the Humanities Center a
 t SU together with the South Asia Center\, the College of Arts and Science
 s\, School of Architecture\, School of Education\,&nbsp\;David B. Falk Col
 lege of Sport and Human Dynamics\, Whitman School of Management\,&nbsp\;Re
 née Crown University Honors Program\, WiSE (Women in Science and Engineeri
 ng)\, the Democratizing Knowledge Project\, departments of geography\, phi
 losophy\, and art and music histories\, the South Asia Program at Cornell 
 University\, and SUNY ESF. Sponsored by the South Asia Center at the Moyni
 han Institute of Global Affairs 
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SUMMARY:Barefoot Solutions: Networking Rural India and a Global Initiative 
 Seminar
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><b>"Barefoot" Solutions: Networking Rural I
 ndia and a Global Initiative</b></p><p> <b>Sanjit "Bunker" Roy</b>\, <i>Fo
 under of Barefoot College In India</i></p><p><b>Meagan Fallone\,</b> <i>CE
 O of Barefoot College International</i></p><p><b>TODAY:</b>&nbsp\;Seminar 
 &nbsp\;workshop about the “barefoot solutions” that have transformed rural
  people—especially women—into powerful agents of change in their communiti
 es. From solar energy\, water\, education\, and health care to rural handi
 crafts\, the “solutions” are unique and exemplified by the award-winning a
 rchitecture of the College itself—designed and built by villagers for vill
 agers.</p><p> <b>Limited spots available. </b>If interested in attending p
 lease contact <b>Emera Bridger Wilson </b>at elbridge@syr.edy by April 15<
 /p><p><b>Sanjit “Bunker” Roy</b> is an acclaimed Indian Social Activist an
 d educator who founded the Barefoot College\, the only college by and for 
 the rural poor. He will be accompanied by <b>Meagan Fallone</b>\, CEO of B
 arefoot College International. Roy was selected as one of Time's 100 most 
 influential personalities in 2010 for collaborating with villagers to find
  "barefoot solutions" that center on solar energy\, water\, education\, co
 nnectivity\, healthcare\, handicrafts and the empowerment of women. &nbsp\
 ;</p><p><b></b>This event is part of the “Networks” themed Syracuse Sympos
 ium series\, and is being co-sponsored by the Humanities Center at SU toge
 ther with the South Asia Center\, the College of Arts and Sciences\, Schoo
 l of Architecture\, School of Education\,&nbsp\;David B. Falk College of S
 port and Human Dynamics\, Whitman School of Management\,&nbsp\;Renée Crown
  University Honors Program\, WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering)\, the
  Democratizing Knowledge Project\, departments of geography\, philosophy\,
  and art and music histories\, the South Asia Program at Cornell Universit
 y\, and SUNY ESF. </p><p><b><i>Sponsored by the South Asia Center at the M
 oynihan Institute of Global Affairs</i></b></p><p> </p>
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