Our Partners

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.

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. Available through www.SproutEnterprise.net are artisan collections from Avani, Batz' Textiles, CADA Foundation, Colectivo 1050º, El Camino de Los Altos, Elrhino Paper, Itza Wood, Kala Swaraj Foundation, Natural Art, ROPE, Sonica Sarna Design, Studio Xaquixe, tonlé, Tilonia®, WomenWeave, Wayil by Algones Mayas. 

Sprout Enterprise® 2022 Impact Report: Investing in Artisan Enterprises

Sponsors

American Endowment Foundation • American Online Giving Foundation • Ayco Charitable Foundation • Bank of America Charitable Foundation • CAA Foundation • Chase Family Foundation • First Giving • First Reformed Church • Global Giving • GQG Partners Community Development Foundation • Jerry Jones Trust • 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 • Tides Foundation • UK Online Giving Foundation • VMWare Foundation

Business Affiliations

 

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