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  • Our Partners

    Tilonia® is a mission-driven enterprise building the business capacity and entrepreneurial skills of artisan enterprises in rural India. It is a joint initiative of the Barefoot College and Friends of Tilonia, Inc.

    The Barefoot College of Tilonia

    Tilonia, a village in rural Rajasthan, is the home of the Barefoot College. Since 1972, the College has worked to improve the lives of the rural poor by addressing basic needs for water, electricity, housing, health, education and income. Today, women from more than 93 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America have been trained by the College to solar electrify their own communities.

    Barefoot College Tilonia (SWRC) Annual Report 2021-2022
    Barefoot College Tilonia 50th Anniversary 2022
    Barefoot College Tilonia (SWRC) Annual Report 2020-2021
    Tilonia Diaries, February 2022
    Tilonia Diaries, November 2021 

    Friends of Tilonia

    Friends of Tilonia, Inc. is a US non-profit organization which helps to support the rural development programs of its charitable affiliates in India, Mexico, Guatemala and Cambodia.  Through its Sprout Enterprise® initiative, FOT is building a network of artisans, designers and entrepreneurs creating sustainable livelihoods for rural communities with few economic alternatives.



    Join us in creating economic opportunities for women and girls in rural India.  

    Sponsors

    American Endowment Foundation • American Online Giving Foundation  Ayco Charitable Foundation • Bank of America Charitable Foundation • CAA Foundation • Chase Family Foundation Circle of Sisterhood • First Giving • First Reformed Church • Global Giving • GQG Partners Community Development Foundation • Jerry Jones Trust • Katherine B. McQuade Foundation KL Felicitas Foundation • Latika & Rajiv Jain Foundation • Lenora Foundation • M.A. & Josephine Grisham Foundation • McWilliams/Piraino Family Foundation  • Microsoft Matching Gifts • Mlinda Foundation • Mostyn Foundation Nadel Family Charitable Fund • Network for Good • One4All Charitable Fund • PayPal Giving Fund • Pepsico Foundation • Razoo Foundation • Rudy & Alice Ramsey Foundation Schooner Foundation Schwab Charitable Foundation • Sierra Club Foundation • So Hum Foundation •  Sweeney Family Fund • T & J Meyer Foundation • The Gianturco Family Foundation • The Marvin & Sylvia Rubin Private Family Foundation • The Rucker/Gibbs Family Charitable Fund Tides Foundation • UK Online Giving Foundation • VMWare Foundation

    Business Affiliations

    NYCON Member 2023

     

    We appreciate your support and thank you for your contribution.

    Friends of Tilonia, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization registered in the State of New York. A copy of our latest annual report is available by request or from the New York State Attorney General's Charities Bureau, 28 Liberty Street, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10005.

    Friends of Tilonia, Inc., 134 Lincoln Place No 2, Brooklyn, NY 11217