Podcasts about Barefoot College

The following episode was recorded during the 2023 Villars Symposium held by the Villars Institute, where we recorded several short interviews over a period of three days. The Founder Spirit Podcast is proud to be a partner of the Villars Institute, a nonprofit foundation focused on accelerating the transition to a net-zero economy and restoring planetary health.In this episode of The Founder Spirit, we talk to Meagan Fallone, an award-winning social entrepreneur, Founder of Step Up Advisers and former CEO and now Board Member of Barefoot College International about a wide range of topics, from growing up in New Zealand and running a heli-skiing company, to scaling Barefoot to 93 countries and championing climate justice at CARE.How did a former art consultant and founder of a heli-ski expedition company become an award-winning social entrepreneur? TUNE IN & find out from this delightful conversation with Meagan Fallone! For detailed transcript and show notes, please visit TheFounderSpirit.com. Also follow us on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-founder-spirit-podcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefounderspirit_podcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFounderSpiritPodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFounderSpiritTwitter: https://twitter.com/founder_spiritIf this podcast has been beneficial or valuable to you, feel free to become a patron and support us on Patreon.com, that is P-A-T-R-E-O-N.com/TheFounderSpirit.As always, you can find us on Apple, Google, Amazon and Spotify, as well as social media and our website at TheFounderSpirit.com.The Founder Spirit podcast is proud to be a partner of the Villars Institute, a non-profit foundation focused on accelerating the transition to a net-zero economy and restoring planetary health.About This Podcast:Whether you are an entrepreneur, a mid-career professional or someone who's just starting out in life, The Founder Spirit podcast is for you!In this podcast series, we'll be interviewing exceptional individuals from all over the world with the founder spirit, ranging from social entrepreneurs, tech founders, to philanthropists, elite athletes, and more. Together, we'll uncover not only how they manage to succeed in face of multiple challenges, but also who they are as people and their human story.So TUNE IN & be inspired by stories from their life journey!

GoviEx Uranium Head of Investor Relations Isabel Vilela joins Natalie Stoberman from the Proactive studios to share the company's sponsorship of Barefoot College International's Solar Project in Niger. Vilela says the initiative aims to support local communities by empowering rural women without formal education with comprehensive training in solar technology installation and maintenance. Vilela adds that by fostering self-sufficiency, promoting livelihood development, and ensuring environmental sustainability, the Solar Project aims to enhance the quality of life for individuals living in rural areas. GoviEx says it is dedicated to furthering its ESG strategy through comprehensive risk management, well-structured systems, and considering the impact on the environment and surrounding communities in decision-making processes. #ProactiveInvestors #GoviExUranium #BarefootCollegeInternational #SolarProject #CommunityDevelopment #ESGStrategy #WomenEmpowerment #RuralCommunities #EducationForAll #SustainableMining #RenewableEnergy #LocalProcurement #SkillsDevelopment #EnvironmentalResponsibility #SocialImpact #EmpoweringCommunities #invest #investing #investment #investor #stockmarket #stocks #stock #stockmarketnews

We just heard that “the Delhi High Court has granted an injunction in favor of Barefoot College restraining Barefoot College International (BCI) from using “Barefoot College” (and the two-feet logo) for any purpose whatsoever. More specifically, the Court has restrained BCI from continued use of the domain name www.barefootcollege.org. Further, the Court has also forbidden BCI from using “Barefoot College” as part of their company name.” We are happy for our guests who feel vindicated. On this occasion, we would like to re-air this very thought provoking and powerful episode.

In the winter of 2012, I had the good fortune of visiting Barefoot College Tilonia - located in Tilonia, Rajasthan, India. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that visit was indeed life-transforming. The Barefoot College founded by Mr. Bunker Roy in 1972, is a community-based grassroots organization working to make marginalized communities sustainable and self-sufficient. He believes in the Gandhian philosophy that knowledge, skills and wisdom found in the villages should be used for their own development.Though he went to the prestigious Doon School and St. Stephens College, he realized the wealth of wisdom in rural India (Bharath) needs to be harnessed and showcased.. The Barefoot College's one program in particular - Solar Mamas is filled with inspiring stories. Of women from around the globe who come  to an unfamiliar country, where they don't understand the language, culture or food. These women come to become solar engineers. They come as mothers and grandmothers, and return back as tigers electrifying their villages with solar lamps. How do these illiterate women who have never left their villages become solar engineers? Listen to learn more in our latest episode.https://www.barefootcollegetilonia.org/https://mindfulbusinessespodcast.com/#barefootcollegetilonia, #ruralpower, #culturalpreservation, #rajasthan, #tilonia, #Barefoot, #BarefootCollege, #barefootcollegetilonia,

An Emmy Award winning actress, Khrystyne Haje started as a fashion model at age 14, appearing on magazine covers and billboards world-wide. Soon after she progressed to commercials, and starring roles in Network TV movies & series.Named one of People Magazine's “The 50 Most Beautiful People in The World,” Khrystyne is best known for the role of Simone, on ABC's 5-year top 20 hit Head of the Class. Recently, Khrystyne was selected as one of the ‘extraordinary women in their prime', by renowned photographer Peter Freed, who authored The Prime Book – focusing on women between the ages of 35-104 who celebrate self-worth. Haje was awarded the Civilian Medal of Honor from the U.S. Department of Defense for entertaining U.S. troops in the Persian Gulf on the Bob Hope USO Tour.Khrystyne's humanitarian efforts extend to the preservation of natural resources.  A founding board member of ECO (Earth Communication Office), she worked to protect our delicate ecosystems. Honored at the White House for community involvement, she has publicly taken a stand with MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), and contributed to Best Buddies, which enhances the lives of people with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (IDD) by offering love, support and friendship.Most recently, she has been an active board member of Friends of Barefoot College, a non-profit foundation which trains women in underdeveloped communities to be solar engineers, and provides the solar equipment to power their villages. Be sure to join Frank and Billy on June 29th to meet Khrystyne, an outstanding actress and great humanitarian.

How do you create a global movement, when your taskforce can't read, write or speak a common language?When I first emailed today's guest to invite him on the show, this was his reply:"Totally mystified as to why on earth you want to talk to an old Gandhian living in the middle of the Rajasthan desert?"This was my email back:"I can't think of a better reason to want to talk to you."This exchange is the perfect introduction to the humility and humor of Bunker Roy.Today's GuestBunker is global changemaker, Founder of the Barefoot College in India and listed as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people. His TED talk ‘Learning from a Barefoot Movement' has been watched by over 4.5 million people.The Barefoot College has taught over 3 million mainly illiterate and semi literate rural people (mainly women), from some of the world's poorest villages, to become teachers, midwives, weavers, architects, and doctors.This includes training over 1700 grandmothers (or ‘solar mamas' as they are known within their communities) from rural villages across 95 countries including India, Sierra Leone, Africa, and Afghanistan – to become solar engineers.These women then go home to their communities and solar electrify their villages, to date powering a total of 60,000 homes and saving more than 1 million litres of kerosene from polluting the environment.And if that isn't incredible enough, each one of these solar mammas has been fully trained in under 6 months, using mainly sign language.This conversation goes in so many different and beautiful directions on the topic of what it takes to influence from a place of both fierce determination and patience. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thebarefootcollege/Instagram: barefootcollegetiloniaFacebook: @barefootcollegeTILONIATwitter: @barefootTILONIAYou'll LearnHow going from an elite education to digging wells in the villages of rural India, completely rearranged the course of his life.Why there are more powerful languages than the spoken word for creating engagement, inclusion and (most surprisingly) highly technical skill.The power of dignity and autonomy – why a 12 year old girl from a rural village was able to meet a Queen and introduce herself as a Prime MinisterWhat it takes to build a movement from scratch and sustain momentum for almost fifty years.And finally, why we need to stop searching for solutions outside ourselves, our communities and our teams and start looking within.Subscribe to and Review the Inside Influence PodcastThanks for tuning into this week's episode of the Inside Influence Podcast! If the information in my conversations and interviews have helped you in your business journey, please head over to iTunes, subscribe to the show, and leave an honest review. Your reviews and feedback will not only help us continue to deliver great, helpful content, but it will also help us reach even more amazing people just like you!Also, don't forget to hop on my website juliemasters.com and download my new ebook The Influencer Code or become an insider by signing up to my newsletter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Meagan Fallone is the recent CEO and current board member of Barefoot College International, which received a Skoll foundation award for its pivotal work in helping to improve the livelihoods of rural communities across the globe. Barefoot College was founded in 1972 and now has an established presence in 93 countries across the world, with its decentralized energy applications producing 1.6 GW of renewable energy annually. In this conversation we explore Barefoot's model and how it is able to scale to the world's most diverse and impoverished regions. Hope you enjoy my conversation with Ms. Meagan Fallone! Topics covered in this podcast: 1. ​How has mountain climbing impacted Ms. Fallone's ability to navigate fear? 2. Ms. Fallone walks us through a typical day while travelling in a new international village 3. Barefoot contributes 1.6 gigawatts of sustainable energy annually via decentralized systems 4. How is the Solar Mama model targeted towards the lower level of the pyramid? 5. How is technology incorporated in the solar mama training program? 6. Women at the center of impact in developing communities 7. How is the training system communicated to such diverse groups of people? 8. Ms. Fallone gives insight into Barefoot College's end to end technology system 9. Ms. Fallone offers her guidance to the younger generation

Meagan Fallone is the recent CEO of Barefoot College International and current board member, which is a Skoll foundation awardee for its pivotal work in helping to improve the livelihoods of rural communities across the globe. Barefoot College was founded in 1972 and now has an established presence in 93 countries across the world, with its decentralized energy applications producing 1.6 GW of renewable energy annually. In this conversation we explore Barefoot's model and how it is able to scale to the world's most diverse and impoverished regions. Hope you enjoy my conversation with Ms. Meagain Fallone! ​ Topics covered in this podcast: ​ [1:57] How has mountain climbing impacted Ms. Fallone's ability to navigate fear? [8:10] Ms. Fallone walks us through a typical day while travelling in a new international village [11:26] Barefoot contributes 1.6 gigawatts of sustainable energy annually via decentralized systems [13:50] How is the Solar Mama model targeted towards the lower level of the pyramid? [16:19] How is technology incorporated in the solar mama training program? [20:28] Women at the center of impact in developing communities [21:50] How is the training system communicated to such diverse groups of people? [25:05] Ms. Fallone gives insight into Barefoot College's end to end technology system [28:00] Ms. Fallone offers her guidance to the younger generation

Sanjit Bunker Roy, Founder of the Barefoot College, and Badr Jafar, Founding Patron of the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy, discuss the impact of indigenous knowledge, grassroots projects, and scaling the “Gandhi Model” of social impact on communities.Also available on YouTube. Follow the link below:https://youtu.be/PUpDSf7Yif0

In this episode, we talk about:The environment and balancing capitalism with making the world a better placeWays to bring multiple generations together to reach a common goalSpace and how her interest in space started as a young child in New Zealand watching television shows.Michelle has some really unique tips for succeeding in the work place, which she mentions at the end of this interviewResources and Links:Richard Barrett Michelle's podcast, Life & Leadership: A Conscious JourneyBunker Roy's Barefoot College

Topic: "Exploratory Self Learning- A Scalable Grassroots Solution" Shuvajit Payne, presently the Head of Education at Barefoot College, leads its education initiatives comprising of a 400 student strong rural school in Rajasthan, 50+ non-formal digital night schools in 11 states of India and outreach programmes that train more than 4,000 government school children annually. He is working on transforming the digital night school model into an exemplary quality digital education solution for remote rural underprivileged communities who are outside the ambit of electricity access or connectivity, with a unique curriculum around gender, environmental sustainability and rights and citizenship. The work is supported by Apple, Oracle, Microsoft and was recognized as one of the top solutions for teachers and educators globally in MIT Solve, 2019. Previously, Shuvajit has had a diverse career graph ranging from process management in MNCs, to M&E, ICT, programme strategy in non-profits, filmography as well travel photography. He graduated from IIM-Lucknow and Presidency College with qualifications in Management, Economics and Statistics. He was worked with corporates like IBM, Shell UK, CSR wings of SBI, Reliance and with non-profits such as MS Swaminathan Research Foundation. Today, programmes that Shuvajit has undertaken with different NGOs and corporate foundations, such as the SBI Youth for India Fellowship, have achieved remarkable scale thereby authoring significant change at the grassroots. Shuvajit is recognized as one of the top 50 global educators as per The Varkey Foundation's 2020 list. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/future-school-leaders/message

Heather Noble & Tracy Jones present The Business Community on Calon FM, Episode 121. Find out more about this show, the presenters, Calon FM and previous episodes at www.thebusiness.community. If you like what you hear then perhaps you would considering buying us a coffee (we love coffee!), or a book (we also love books!) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tbcpodcast

Aujourd'hui, environ 84% de la population de Madagascar n'a toujours pas accès à l'électricité. Pour remédier à cette situation, le WWF s'est associé avec le Barefoot College afin de former des femmes de villages reculés à l'électricité solaire. Pour ce 8ème épisode, envolez-vous vers l'océan Indien avec Voahirana Randriambola, responsable du programme accès à l'énergie au WWF Madagascar. L'Effet Panda, c'est le podcast où l'on rejoint le combat des acteurs sur le terrain, où l'on part en exploration de la nature sauvage que l'on s'attache chaque jour à protéger. L'Effet Panda, un podcast WWF.    L'Effet Panda est un podcast WWF France, produit par Les Others Studio, réalisé par Chloé Wibaux, avec une musique originale de Louis Martinez et Nicolas Pollitzer.

¿Qué son las energías renovables? ¿Las energías limpias? ¿Qué beneficios traen? ¿Son muy costosas? Para rebajarle a las energías que impactan negativamente el medio ambiente consultamos este y otros temas con Augusto Mosqueda, Ingeniero Mecánico y Magister en Administración de Recursos Naturales y Medio Ambiente. También nos entrevistamos con dos mujeres solares, ingenieras solares que viajaron desde Tumaco y Caquetá a Barefoot College, en la India, para aprender a construir y mantener páneles solares. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perifoneando/message

Beth's shawl in Greta Gerwig's adaptation of Little Women took my breath away. The whole film is a whirl of beautiful textiles, but this piece in particular caught my interest. The colors are rich; the garter stitch is sumptuous and squishy. So I was thrilled to find that the Beths Shawl pattern is already available on Ravelry–posted by the designer herself–AND the money raised through pattern sales will support the efforts of Barefoot College. 

No saben leer ni escribir. Pero quieren ser empresarias. Después de su formación en el Barefoot College de la India, 60 mujeres de todo el mundo regresarán a sus pueblos para instalar y reparar sistemas solares.

Sie können nicht lesen und schreiben. Aber sie wollen Unternehmerinnen werden. Nach der Ausbildung am Barefoot College in Indien werden 60 Frauen aus aller Welt in ihre Dörfer zurückkehren. Und dort Solaranlagen installieren und reparieren.

If we want to change the world, instead of fighting against the system from the outside, how about taking a leaf out of Maria Cristina Papetti’s life book, and try to change the world from the inside?“Being an activist, that is not easy, because you need a lot of energy, a lot of passion. But from the outside, always fighting all the time against something, that is easy. It’s what you can do when you are inside the system, that some would say, is more challenging.”And Maria Cristina embodies the passionate purpose that the company she works for, exists to fulfill. Enel, a global Italian utility company believes that ‘sustainability will not develop without continuous innovation and for us innovation is meaningless unless it is oriented towards sustainability.’Enel couldn’t have chosen a better person to be their Head of Sustainability Projects and Practice Sharing, because Maria Cristina is not just dedicated to her work - what she does is so much more than just a job, you see, Maria Cristina’s desire to change the world through sustainability and innovation is a part of who she is. “I'm always asking myself, even nowadays, what kind of woman you would like to be in your future… for young professionals entering this world, be curious about people, about the world, about friends, about what is all around you. This is really important, if you get that, if you make a deep dive into everything, because you need to catch and to understand what can be done.”In this podcast:How to bring about change through sustainability and innovationThe importance of embedding sustainability into business and creating a new cultureHow a utility company can better the world we are living inWhy we all have a purposeInnovation can make your business more sustainableOpen powerWhy young professionals need to be curiousIt is important that you live the life you are here to liveThere is no Planet BLinks:EnelBarefoot CollegeSolar energy, the Barefoot College and Enel in AfricaThe sun reaches inside homes in Bahia See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Director para Latinoamérica de Barefoot CollegeMáster en Relaciones InternacionalesPeriodista, politólogo, máster en Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad Complutense, y estudios en Innovación y Desarrollo Económico de la Universidad de Harvard. Es fellow de la Royal Geographical Society.Fue seleccionado como uno de los 100 colombianos más destacados por el gobierno de Colombia en 2015.Ex diplomático ante el Reino Unido, encargado del área de Derechos Humanos.Trabaja desde 2013 como director para Latinoamérica de la ONG de India Barefoot College. Desde 1999 ha vivido en seis países de Europa, Asia y América y siempre su línea de trabajo ha estado enmarcada por la defensa de los derechos humanos y de las minorías, aprovechando las ventajas y retos que generan para ello los medios de comunicación y las nuevas tecnologías.Este episodio es patrocinado por: MANÁ. Crianza orgánica, los peces en los sistemas de MANÁ, viven en agua purificada constantemente y son criados sin antibióticos, hormonas, de manera segura, trazable y sostenible. Mana comercializa tu producción de peces crustáceos y moluscos de consumo humano, así como vegetales orgánicos y acompañantes en el proceso de principio a fin. La próxima vez que pidas pescado, que mar de crianza orgánica y disfrútalo. Conoce más en www.sistemasmana.com

Director para Latinoamérica de Barefoot CollegeMáster en Relaciones InternacionalesPeriodista, politólogo, máster en Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad Complutense, y estudios en Innovación y Desarrollo Económico de la Universidad de Harvard. Es fellow de la Royal Geographical Society.Fue seleccionado como uno de los 100 colombianos más destacados por el gobierno de Colombia en 2015.Ex diplomático ante el Reino Unido, encargado del área de Derechos Humanos.Trabaja desde 2013 como director para Latinoamérica de la ONG de India Barefoot College. Desde 1999 ha vivido en seis países de Europa, Asia y América y siempre su línea de trabajo ha estado enmarcada por la defensa de los derechos humanos y de las minorías, aprovechando las ventajas y retos que generan para ello los medios de comunicación y las nuevas tecnologías.Este episodio es patrocinado por: MANÁ. Crianza orgánica, los peces en los sistemas de MANÁ, viven en agua purificada constantemente y son criados sin antibióticos, hormonas, de manera segura, trazable y sostenible. Mana comercializa tu producción de peces crustáceos y moluscos de consumo humano, así como vegetales orgánicos y acompañantes en el proceso de principio a fin. La próxima vez que pidas pescado, que mar de crianza orgánica y disfrútalo. Conoce más en www.sistemasmana.com

Meagan Fallone was Born in New Zealand, but she attributes her most valuable education to having come from living amongst the simple rural community of Tilonia in Rajasthan India, where Barefoot College is based. She has tripled the size of the Barefoot College footprint beyond its foundation in Rajasthan and developed a sustainability movement led by rural women across the Global South, Guiding field operations in 96 countries, she and her team have set an example of positive impact through ground breaking partnerships with Governments, Corporations and a network of Civil Society and Multilateral organizations. In this episode, she will tell more about Barefoot College, the value of education, how women help to change small villages, and why men can't do that. Listen, get inspired and join the world-changers.

Responsible for Barefoot College International, Meagan is currently steering the establishment of a further 6 Barefoot College Vocational Training Centers throughout Sub Saharan Africa, Latin America and Pacific; to triple the size of the Barefoot College by 2018. In addition she is leading a dynamic team of young colleagues throughout the world to develop and deploy a digital M&E platform and the migration of Barefoot Learning content in education and solar electrification areas, formulated by the exceptional founding family of Barefoot College, with a view to creating information sharing across literacy barriers in true South/South cooperation spirit. Meagan has been a field presence in more than 76 countries since joining Barefoot College and currently guides field Operations and partnerships in 84 Countries. She is responsible for Development, Strategic Planning, Budget Management, Policy & Advocacy, Measurement & Evaluation and Communications initiatives of the Barefoot College Internationally.  Barefoot College is the only fully solar electrified college built by the rural poor and managed by the rural poor. For 40 years the College has demonstrated the power and impact of demystifying modern technologies into rural settings focusing on basic quality of life improvement; Water management (rainwater harvesting), basic lighting (solar electrification), livelihood development (handicrafts, health communications) and Education (rural based, alternative education that includes indigenous skills and wisdom).

I am excited about Grandmothers on the Move, Episode 16: Grandmother Solar Engineers, the Legacy of Light! Meet Ilivani Vumainabuke, from Fiji, who is participating in a 6 month course for grandmothers from the global south, to learn how to be Solar Engineers! Barefoot College, in Tilonia, Rajasthan, India. Grandmothers lighting the way!

In this episode, Stavros Yiannouka sits down with founder and CEO of Barefoot College, Meagan Fallone, to learn about how vocational training can effectively be inclusive and contextual. Meagan Fallone: Twitter: @barefootmfc Website: www.barefootcollege.org WISE: Twitter: @WISE_Tweets YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/WISEQatar Instagram: www.instagram.com/wiseqatar/ Website: www.wise-qatar.org/

"There's never been an urban solution to a rural problem ... only the people on the ground know the solution to rural problems." This has been the driving principle of Bunker Roy, who in 1972 founded the Barefoot College, in the village of Tilonia in Rajasthan, India, with the mission provide basic services and solutions in rural communities with the objective of making them self-sufficient. Guest: Bunker Roy Host: Dr Trent Brown Producer: Kog Ravindran Audio Engineer: Gavin Nebauer This podcast is brought to you in association with the Australia India Institute @ Delhi and founding partners La Trobe University and the University of New South Wales.

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Women from rural parts of India are bucking the trend and working in jobs traditionally done by men. In Rajasthan, Divya Arya drops in at the Barefoot College to meet ‘Solar Mamas’ learning solar engineering to take electricity to their remote villages and meets a widowed railway porter who has taken on the tough job her husband used to do, the women finding a voice in local radio, and those learning the traditionally male-dominated trades of boat building, masonry, carpentry and farm management in Kerala.

Despite his elite background in India, Bunker Roy chose an unconventional path dedicating his life to educating India’s impoverished population. Influenced by Ghandi’s approach toward self reliance at the village level, the Barefoot College is an organization that teaches practical skills including solar engineering, architecture and water purification, to mostly illiterate women and men. Upon […]

To prep for Design Week Portland, we're listening back to our guest curator show with user experience (UX) designer Elena Moon. She has this fantastic way of explaining what works and why, and she’s going to lead us through her own work and the designed world, from parking meters to space ships.User Experience 101 - 01:08We kick off with a quick primer on UX. Whether you’re talking about everyday objects or brand new apps, solid design is anything but accidental. Elena explains why some brands stand out. Take Uber, for example. Whatever you may think of the company’s business practices, the interface of the Uber app is a gold standard for how to serve up visual information.Portland’s Parking Meters: Design Fail? - 05:04We explore how design is in play in even the simplest of tasks. Elena and April scout out a hub of meter activity in the Pearl District and speak with some of the people who maintain the meters, technicians Anto Bayu Aji and Molly Twoohey.How to Teach Grandmothers to Install Solar Panels - 15:20UX isn’t just for software. Elena talks about working on a project with India’s Barefoot College on a project that trained grandmothers to do their own solar engineering in rural communities in India. How can teachers work across language barriers? How do you keep learning going after everyone heads home to their village? As Elena explains, the conversation gave rise to some unexpected answers.How Do You Improve on the Coolest Hotel in Town? - 20:10We eavesdrop on Elena’s meeting with the Ace Hotel design team for a look inside the design process. The company already has a robust brand and online presence, but it enlisted Elena to help refine the experience of visiting its website. What’s most intuitive to potential customers?Designers' Film Club - 25:55A few years ago, Elena and her partner, Jos Vaught, had the chance to work on some UX projects for NASA and SpaceX. Can a designer who’s seen a real space capsule interface ever look at Ridley Scott the same way again? We reality-check "The Martian,” “Minority Report,” and “Star Trek: Into Darkness.”On the Designers Shelf Life and the Accumulated Wisdom of Fly Fishing - 36:20It’s no secret that, within tech circles, the industry is not kind to workers over 35. Elena contrasts this for us with another discipline in which practitioners don’t get anywhere without decades of hard-won knowledge: fly fishing. We head out to Maupin with seasoned guide Amy Hazel of Deschutes Angler to find out about the beauty and craft to be found on the river.Are Tiny Hobbit Homes the Way of the Future? - 45:58Elena turned us on to the amazing work of Abel Zimmerman Zyl: the totally charming gypsy caravans that look plucked right out of "The Hobbit." Zyl tells us about the nuts and bolts of tiny house construction.

This week we welcome user experience (UX) designer Elena Moon as our guest curator. She has this fantastic way of explaining what works and why, and she’s going to lead us through her own work and the designed world, from parking meters to space ships.User Experience 101 - 00:00We kick off with a quick primer on UX. Whether you’re talking about everyday objects or brand new apps, solid design is anything but accidental. Elena explains why some brands stand out. Take Uber, for example. Whatever you may think of the company’s business practices, the interface of the Uber app is a gold standard for how to serve up visual information.Portland’s Parking Meters: Design Fail? - 04:13We explore how design is in play in even the simplest of tasks. Elena and April scout out a hub of meter activity in the Pearl District and speak with some of the people who maintain the meters, technicians Anto Bayu Aji and Molly Twoohey.How to Teach Grandmothers to Install Solar Panels - 14:19UX isn’t just for software. Elena talks about working on a project with India’s Barefoot College on a project that trained grandmothers to do their own solar engineering in rural communities in India. How can teachers work across language barriers? How do you keep learning going after everyone heads home to their village? As Elena explains, the conversation gave rise to some unexpected answers.How Do You Improve on the Coolest Hotel in Town? - 19:06We eavesdrop on Elena’s meeting with the Ace Hotel design team for a look inside the design process. The company already has a robust brand and online presence, but it enlisted Elena to help refine the experience of visiting its website. What’s most intuitive to potential customers?Designers' Film Club - 24:52A few years ago, Elena and her partner, Jos Vaught, had the chance to work on some UX projects for NASA and SpaceX. Can a designer who’s seen a real space capsule interface ever look at Ridley Scott the same way again? We reality-check "The Martian,” “Minority Report,” and “Star Trek: Into Darkness.”On the Designers Shelf Life and the Accumulated Wisdom of Fly Fishing - 34:45It’s no secret that, within tech circles, the industry is not kind to workers over 35. Elena contrasts this for us with another discipline in which practitioners don’t get anywhere without decades of hard-won knowledge: fly fishing. We head out to Maupin with seasoned guide Amy Hazel of Deschutes Angler to find out about the beauty and craft to be found on the river. Are Tiny Hobbit Homes the Way of the Future? - 44:27Are Tiny Hobbit Homes the Way of the Future? - 44:27Elena turned us on to the amazing work of Abel Zimmerman Zyl: the totally charming gypsy caravans that look plucked right out of "The Hobbit." Zyl tells us about the nuts and bolts of tiny house construction.

El martes 4 de febrero el periodista Alberto López Morales realizó una entrevista a Rosa Elvia Hernández Vicente, una de las cuatro mujeres de la comunidad de Cachimbo, Ixhuatán, que se fue a estudiar a la República India.

En este programa se brindan los pormenores del proyecto del Barefoot College en la comunidad de Cachimbo, Ixhuatán, de donde partirán varias mujeres a la India para capacitarse en energía solar. También se invitó a la conmemoración del centenario de la muerte de Adolfo C. Gurrión.

In this region of Rajasthan, it is estimated that 70 per cent of working children are out of day schools. They are shepherds, from labourers and workers in small carpet factories. Obliged to work to survive, they are not aware of their most basic rights. But today, in a small part of rural Rajasthan, these children are getting together. They have founded their own parliament, a Children's Parliament with real elected leaders determined to demand and exercise their rights. The adventure started five years ago, during the International Conference in New Delhi on Child Labour. A 13 year old girl had captivated the assembly by her clear-sightedness. Upright and proud, in front of all the cameras of the world, she pleaded: Don't deprive us of our income. Give us the means to study instead so that we can become independent and stop being exploited because of our ignorance. Soon after, thanks to the work of a community-based organization in Ajmer, the Barefoot College, fifty schools were opened to bring education to all child workers. At night time, generally after a hard day's work, those children who want to, can, for the first time in their lives, sit on a school floor. Every year, 3,000 children elect their members of parliament, their government and their prime minister, all of whom have real power in their hands. At the beginning, the Parliament didn't intervene in the management of schools, but today, its members tackle many of the issues which affect the difficult lives of children in Rajasthan. The fight against child marriage, the struggle against the exploitation of children, often have intervened successfully in community affairs.

This film is about how the Barefoot College learnt and "unlearnt" the best possible low cost, long term solutions by trusting and having faith in the knowledge, skills and wisdom of rural communities. 'Catching Raindrops' shows the wisdom in India's century old water collection structures and how these must be revived to harvest rain and recharge the groundwater