Making a Difference

Monday, October 20, 2008

BareFoot College

In northern India a unique school is teaching women the skills to build sustainable tools for their community and a better live for themselves. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the work of Sanjit 'Bunker' Roy, who has spent more than 30 years teaching the poor to tackle some of the gravest challenges facing their communities including drinking water quality, girls' education, health and sanitation, rural unemployment, income generation, electricity and power. See Fred's story at:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/social_issues/social_ent/