In 1972 Bunker Roy formed Social Work and Research Centre (SWRC) at Tilonia, Rajasthan. He believed that education system of today is biased towards urban elites and has no place for rural poor. He decided to delink education from literacy and experience from qualification. Illiterate or semi-literate, socially and economically backward and vulnerable can apply and are accepted in Bearfoot College (BC).
Experiment started with groundwater survey of the region, fitting of hand-pumps and gradually developed health and education programmes. It believed that villagers themselves can decide their path of developement. All decisions are taken jointly. Everybody is equal irrespective of class, sex, cast, religion. Puppetry is extensively used as means of communication and education.
40% of the funding is given by Rajasthan government, 40% by institutions like UNSECO and 20% comes for sale of handcraft products and solar energy kits.
BC now operates in area of more 500 sq, miles with 1500 night schools.
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