Solar Mamas ⎜WHY POVERTY? ⎜(Documentary)

Will an education in solar engineering prove to be a route out of poverty for women in Jordan?
Rafea is the second wife of a Bedouin husband. She is selected to attend the Barefoot College in India that takes uneducated middle-aged women from poor communities and trains them to become solar engineers. The college's 6-month programme brings together women from all over the world. Learning about electrical components and soldering without being able to read, write or understand English is the easy part. Witness Rafea's heroic efforts to pull herself and her family out of poverty.
Filmmakers: Mona Eldaief & Jehane Noujaim
Producer: Mette Heide
Released: 2012
This film was originally released as part of THE WHY series WHY POVERTY?. Learn more about the project: www.thewhy.dk/...
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