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flag Women in India’s Rajasthan mining region learn solar engineering to gain independence and bring electricity to their homes despite hardship.

flag In India’s Rajasthan mining region, women like Santosh Devi are gaining independence through solar engineering training at Barefoot College, learning to install and repair solar panels to bring electricity to their homes. flag Many have husbands suffering from silicosis, a deadly lung disease from mining dust, leaving them unable to work. flag Despite poverty and limited education, the women earn small incomes, improve their families’ lives, and gain confidence. flag The program, active since 1972, has trained thousands globally, offering practical skills to empower rural women amid a broader crisis of unsafe mining conditions and inadequate healthcare.

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