BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:"Barefoot" Solutions: Networking Rural India and a Global Initi ativeSanjit “Bunker” Roy\, Founder of Barefoot College in IndiaMeagan Fall one\, \;CEO of Barefoot College InternationalTODAY: \;Public lectu re by \;Sanjit “Bunker” Roy\, Founder of internationally acclaimed Bar efoot College of India and Meagan Fallone\, CEO of Barefoot College Intern ational the only college built by and for the rural poor with a focus on d ecentralizing and demystifying technology\, placing it in the hands of tho se most in need. Its "Barefoot Approach” to empowering communities towards self-sufficiency is grounded on the lifestyle and work style of Mahatma G andhi.Barefoot College has also successfully trained grandmothers from thr oughout the developing world to be solar engineers so that they can bring electricity to their remote villages. The organization has created through its social justice approach\, a highly innovative ecosystem where rural p oor people have a voice in the design and innovation of their own technolo gies. \;Reception will follow. Open to the public. Sanjit “Bunker” Roy is the founder of the internationally acclaimed Barefoot College in India \, the only college built by and for the rural poor. During their public l ecture\, Roy and Fallone will share some of the “barefoot solutions” that have transformed the lives of more than 3 million rural people across 75 c ountries in the developing world. Barefoot College has also successfully t rained grandmothers from throughout the developing world to be solar engin eers so that they can bring electricity to their remote villages. The orga nization has created through its social justice approach\, a highly innova tive ecosystem where rural poor people have a voice in the design and inno vation of their own technologies. \; Bunker \;Roy was selected as one of Time’s 100 most influential personalities in 2010 for collaborating with villagers to find these “barefoot solutions” that \;center on so lar energy\, water\, education\, connectivity\, health care\, handicrafts and the empowerment of women.This event is part of the “Networks” themed S yracuse Symposium series\, and is being co-sponsored by the Humanities Cen ter at SU together with the South Asia Center\, the College of Arts and Sc iences\, School of Architecture\, School of Education\, \;David B. Fal k College of Sport and Human Dynamics\, Whitman School of Management\,&nbs p\;Renée Crown University Honors Program\, WiSE (Women in Science and Engi neering)\, the Democratizing Knowledge Project\, departments of geography\ , philosophy\, and art and music histories\, the South Asia Program at Cor nell University\, and SUNY ESF. Sponsored by the South Asia Center at the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs DTEND:20160421T223000Z DTSTAMP:20260513T025612Z DTSTART:20160421T213000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Barefoot Solutions: Networking Rural India and a Global Initiative Public Lecture UID:RFCALITEM639142233728951714 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

"Barefoot" So lutions: Networking Rural India and a Global Initiative

Sanjit “Bunker” Roy\, Founder of Barefoot College in India

Meagan Fallone\, \;CEO of Barefoot College Internationa l

TODAY: \;Public lecture by \;Sanjit “Bunker” Ro y\, Founder of internationally acclaimed Barefoot College of India and Mea gan Fallone\, CEO of Barefoot College International the only college built by and for the rural poor with a focus on decentralizing and demystifying technology\, placing it in the hands of those most in need. Its "Barefoot Approach” to empowering communities towards self-sufficiency is grounded on the lifestyle and work style of Mahatma Gandhi.Barefoot College has als o successfully trained grandmothers from throughout the developing world t o be solar engineers so that they can bring electricity to their remote vi llages. The organization has created through its social justice approach\, a highly innovative ecosystem where rural poor people have a voice in the design and innovation of their own technologies. \;

Reception w ill follow. Open to the public.

Sanjit “Bunker” Roy i s the founder of the internationally acclaimed Barefoot College in India\, the only college built by and for the rural poor. During their public lec ture\, Roy and Fallone will share some of the “barefoot solutions” that ha ve transformed the lives of more than 3 million rural people across 75 cou ntries in the developing world. Barefoot College has also successfully tra ined grandmothers from throughout the developing world to be solar enginee rs so that they can bring electricity to their remote villages. The organi zation has created through its social justice approach\, a highly innovati ve ecosystem where rural poor people have a voice in the design and innova tion of their own technologies. \; Bunker \;Roy was selected as on e of Time’s 100 most influential personalities in 2010 for collaborating w ith villagers to find these “barefoot solutions” that \;center on sola r energy\, water\, education\, connectivity\, health care\, handicrafts an d the empowerment of women.

This event is part of the “Networks” themed Syracuse Symposium series\, and is being co-sponsored by the Human ities Center at SU together with the South Asia Center\, the College of Ar ts and Sciences\, School of Architecture\, School of Education\, \;Dav id B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics\, Whitman School of Managem ent\, \;Renée Crown University Honors Program\, WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering)\, the Democratizing Knowledge Project\, departments of g eography\, philosophy\, and art and music histories\, the South Asia Progr am at Cornell University\, and SUNY ESF.

Sponsored by the Sou th Asia Center at the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs

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