Solar Mamas
Description
Rafea Anad is the second wife of a Jordanian Bedouin husband. She attends India's Barefoot College, an organization that takes uneducated, middle-aged women from poor communities and trains them to become solar engineers. But traditional family ties make it hard for some women, particularly Rafea, to pursue this opportunity. Her husband wants her home and threatens retribution unless she returns. This program follows Rafea as she overcomes difficulties to become a solar engineer, bringing sustainable energy to her village and inspiring other women to seek training, too. A viewable/printable instructor's guide is available online.
Runtime
60 min
Series
Subjects
Contributor
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2013], c2012
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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