Empowering the Rural Poor to Develop Themselves: The Barefoot Approach (<i>Innovations Case Narrative:</i> Barefoot College of Tilonia)

Bunker Roy, Jesse Hartigan · 2008 · Innovations Technology Governance Globalization

Summary. The Barefoot College demonstrates that rural poor communities develop themselves most effectively through bottom-up empowerment rather than top-down expert intervention. By giving rural people the right to make their own decisions about development priorities, access to information and knowledge, and recognition of their existing technical skills, communities become independent and capable decision-makers. Conventional donor-driven approaches fail because they are patronizing, expensive, and keep communities dependent rather than empowered.

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DOI

10.1162/itgg.2008.3.2.67

Countries

India

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Asia

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entrepreneurship, policy, innovation-theory

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2026-04-28