Can India's Barefoot Grandmothers Save The World?

People who have been considered ‘very ordinary’ and written off by society,
. . . rural men and women, irrespective of age,
. . . who are barely literate, are doing extraordinary things that defy description.
They are being trained to work as,
. . . . . . school teachers,
. . . . . . doctors,
. . . . . . midwives,
. . . . . . dentists,
. . . . . . health workers,
. . . . . . solar engineers,
. . . . . . solar cooker engineers,
. . . . . . water drillers,
. . . . . . hand pump mechanics,
. . . . . . architects,
. . . . . . artisans,
. . . . . . designers,
. . . . . . masons,
. . . . . . communicators,
. . . . . . water testers,
. . . . . . phone operators,
. . . . . . blacksmiths,
. . . . . . carpenters,
. . . . . . computer instructors,
. . . . . . accountants and
. . . . . . professionals.

This is a true story about very simple women in Bhutan,
. . . who have shown tremendous courage and
. . . left their husbands, children behind to come to Tilonia,
. . . a small remote village in Rajasthan India.
They have come to be trained in 6 months to be solar engineers.
. . . What makes this unique, is that after the training,
. . . no certificates or diplomas are given.
. . . Their community knowns them, by the work they do, as SOLAR ENGINEERS.

. . . and in Africa:

Source: barefootcollege