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university of texas in austin article: "Social Media Actually Strengthen Social Ties, Various Demographics Engage Differently, Study Says"

Established in 1972, the Barefoot College is a non-government organisation that has been providing basic services and solutions to problems in rural communities, with the objective of making them self-sufficient and sustainable. These 'Barefoot solutions' can be broadly categorised into solar energy, water, education, health care, rural handicrafts, people's action, communication, women's empowerment and wasteland development.

Background Learning today happens everywhere But it's often difficult to get recognition for skills and achievements gained outside of school. Mozilla's Open Badges project is working to solve that problem, making it easy for any organization or learning community to issue, earn and display badges across the web. +++

Sanjit "Bunker" Roy is the founder of Barefoot College, which helps rural communities becomes self-sufficient. Why you should listen to him: Development projects the world over run into one crucial point: For a project to live on, it needs to be organic, owned and sustained by those it serves.