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  • Rafea: Solar Mama (2012)
  • Not Rated
    75 min | Documentary
Rafea: Solar Mama (2012)
Not Rated
75 min | Documentary
Rafea is a Bedouin woman who lives with her four daughters in one of Jordan's poorest desert villages on the Iraqi border. She is given a chance to travel to India to attend the Barefoot College, where illiterate grandmothers from around ...See moreRafea is a Bedouin woman who lives with her four daughters in one of Jordan's poorest desert villages on the Iraqi border. She is given a chance to travel to India to attend the Barefoot College, where illiterate grandmothers from around the world are trained in 6 months to be solar engineers. If Rafea succeeds, she will be able to electrify her village, train more engineers, and provide for her daughters. Even when she returns as the first female solar engineer in the country, her real challenge will have just begun. Will she find support for her new venture? Will she be able to inspire the other women in the village to join her and change their lives? And most importantly, will she be able to re-wire the traditional minds of the Bedouin community that stand in her way? Written by Jehane Noujaim See less
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Producer
Mette Heide
Cinematographer
Mona Eldaief
Editors
Mona Eldaief | Jenny Golden | Jean Tsien | Esteban Uyarra
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Updated Sep 10, 2012
Release date
Nov 5, 2012 (United States)
Awards
5 wins & 3 nominations

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Rafea Anad
Self - 32 years Self - 32 years   See fewer
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Bunker Roy
Self - The Barefoot College Self - The Barefoot College   See fewer
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Raouf Dabbas
Self - Environment Ministry, Jordan Self - Environment Ministry, Jordan   See fewer
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Alian Anad
Self - Rafea Anad's husband Self - Rafea Anad's husband   See fewer
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Umm Badr
Self - mother of nine Self - mother of nine   See fewer
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Abu Badr
Self Self   See fewer
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Fakhr Anad
Self - Rafea Anad's son Self - Rafea Anad's son   See fewer
Rafea: Solar Mama (2012)
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