Rafea: Solar Mama (2012)

Directors

Jehane Noujaim

Cast

Bunker Roy

The story

The documentary depicts the trials and tribulations faced by Rafea, an illiterate Jordanian Bedouin as she follows her aspirations of lighting up her village by harnessing the power of solar energy by enrolling in the Barefoot College solar program in India and so becoming one of the women affectionately known as Solar Mamas. The story takes the viewer through Rafea's and her neighbour's physical and emotional journey before she triumphs. Following the release of the film, Eldaief stated Rafea and her aunt installed 80 solar panels in one week and Rafea's determination remains unshaken in spite of personal and financial burdens.

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