Learning on ScreenSolar Mamas: Why Poverty?
- Synopsis
- Are women better at getting out of poverty than men? This documentary, produced by the Why Poverty multimedia project, tells the story of Rafea, a middle-aged woman from a poor community, who is selected to attend the Barefoot College in India to become a solar engineer. The film follows Rafea’s heroic efforts to get her family out of poverty: from learning about electrical components to soldering; all without being able to read, write or understand English.[58 minutes]
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Year of release
- 2013
- Notes
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON_NQ1HnRYs
- Subjects
- Development studies; Women’s studies
- Keywords
- gender issues; India; poverty; solar energy; solar power
Online availability
- URI
- http://thewhy.dk/whypoverty/solar-mamas/
- Delivery
- Streamed/Download
Credits
- Director
- Jehane Noujam; Mona Eldaief
Production Company
- Name
The Why Foundation
- info@thewhy.dk
- Web
- http://thewhy.dk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +45 31 38 41 91
- Address
- Gothersgade 55, 1st fl.
Copenhagen
DK-1123
Denmark
Distributor
- Name
YouTube
- Web
- http://www.youtube.com External site opens in new window
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