Rafea: Solar Mama

Rafea: Solar Mama is a documentary that 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. The story takes the viewer through Rafea's and her neighbour's physical and emotional journey before she triumphs.[1] The true story was directed by Mona Eldaief and Jehane Noujaim[2] as part of the Why Poverty project

Post release events
  • Mona Eldaief said that Rafea and her aunt installed 80 solar panels in one week and Rafea's determination remains unshaken in spite of personal and financial burdens[3]

Partial list of film festivals screening the movie

Awards
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References
  1. "TV review: Solar Mamas; Homeland". The Guardian.
  2. "Filmmakers".
  3. "Amid Setbacks, The Solar Mamas Are Undeterred".
  4. "Rafea: Solar Mama".


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