Of the worlds's 875 illiterate adults, two thirds are women...

Rafea is 30 years old with four children and a husband who is eager to take a third wife. She is a Bedouin woman living in a small Jordanian village close to the desert...and she has the desire to become more.Welcome to India's Barefoot College, founded to provide rural women living in poverty with an education that empowers them to make their communities self-reliant and sustainable. INDEPENDENT LENS takes us into their world and introduces us to women fighting unbelievable odds to learn, and in the process help their families and cultures...tonight 9pm