Bunker Roy, one of the world’s most extraordinary social change agents, and an alumnus of Pop!Tech, is visiting the United States, and tomorrow evening Bunker will speak here in New York City, and a special film abouthis work in both India and Afghanistan will be shown. Bunker is one of the most remarkable people you will ever meet, and a brilliant thinker and speaker — you will absolutely love this.

Bunker is the creator of the Barefoot College in rural Tilonia, India. At the Barefoot College, men and women with just a few years of primary schooling are instructed on how to become water and solar engineers, village medical technicians and other trades. The college’s approach is changing what we thought we knew about sustainable development, and its success is now spreading around the region and the world.

Tomorrow Night at the Helen Mills Theatre, (137-139 West 26th St.) from 6:30-8:30, Bunker will be speaking and we’ll be premiering “The Ordinary Heroes of Afghanistan” about the work of the College in Badakshan, a small village on that country.

Here is what the film makers have to say about the movie:

The Ordinary Heroes of Afghanistan
Watch the remarkable story of 10 Afghan men and women who travel to the Barefoot College of Tilonia in India to become Barefoot Solar Engineers. The Barefoot College has already trained semi-literate Barefoot professionals to solar electrify over 200 remote communities across India and is now training Barefoot Solar Engineers in Afghanistan, Bhutan, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Mali, Bolivia, Cameroon, Senegal and Ethiopia.

The Barefoot College is the recipient of the 2006 Alcan Prize for Sustainability and the 2005 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. Skoll’s grant is helping the Barefoot College bring the “Barefoot Approach”” to 30 communities in five countries. The Ordinary Heroes of Afghanistan documents this Barefoot approach in five communities in Afghanistan. The film was produced by the Barefoot College and Roughcut Productions with support from the Skoll grant.

Pop!Tech is a proud sponsor of the event and Curator and Host, Andrew Zolli, will introducinging Bunker Roy at the film premier. If you are in New York and able to attend this fantastic event, space is limited so call now to reserve a ticket now.