Generated by All in One SEO v4.8.9, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Barefoot College Zanzibar ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://barefootcollege-zanzibar.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Pages - [Home](https://barefootcollege-zanzibar.org/) - BAREFOOT COLLEGE ZANZIBAR A sustainable world from the ground up Supporting the rural livelihoods of women in Zanzibar Barefoot College Zanzibar, a branch of BCI, provides educational opportunities for rural women with little access to knowledge or resources. By teaching them solar engineering, beekeeping and sewing skills, we provide a lucrative capacity-building that inspires sustainable - [Contact](https://barefootcollege-zanzibar.org/contact/) - WE ARE OPEN FOR VISITORS Our centre welcomes thousands of visitors yearly. We are located in the heart of Kinyasini off of the main road. A large sign will lead you straight to campus down a quiet and welcoming rural road. We’re about 20 minutes from Matemwe and 40 minutes from Stone Town. Karibu! Please - [01_Solar](https://barefootcollege-zanzibar.org/solar/) - WOMEN BAREFOOT SOLAR ENGINEERS Illiterate and semi-literate women build, install and maintain household solar electrification systems and portable lanterns, enabling them to serve their own communities across East Africa Solar energy provides electricity and reduces carbon emissions, but we also see it as a catalyst to create employment, boost income and provide self-reliant solutions for - [04_Sewing](https://barefootcollege-zanzibar.org/sewing/) - SEWING Locally relevant skill-building opportunities for women & girls that bring them confidence, agency & business success WHY SEWING? Development projects should be closely rooted in the society and lifestyle of the people living there, stemming from localized and culturally relevant interests. Rural girls and women receive minimal privilege in rural communities and face issues - [02_Enriche](https://barefootcollege-zanzibar.org/enriche/) - CONFIDENCE, COMPETENCE, AGENCY Enterprise, education and empowerment by and for rural women A DYNAMIC CURRICULUM DELIVERED IN PARTNERSHIP AROUND THE WORLD RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS RAISED BY GRASSROOTS WOMEN THEMSELVES Barefoot College International believes in the key role women play in improving the overall quality of life within underdeveloped rural villages. The Barefoot Enriche programme - [03_Beekeeping](https://barefootcollege-zanzibar.org/beekeeping/) - BEEKEEPING PROGRAMME NATURAL, LOCAL HONEY WHY BEEKEEPING? Bees, and beekeeping, are closely related to the floral environment, the health of surrounding biodiversity and have an important impact on crops and flower pollination, both wild and domesticated. These aspects have been understood for large-scale farming (coffee, cacao, colza, almonds…) for several decades. They have been used