"The Threshold of the Desert" is a communication project geared to raising awareness about women as engines of development and social change in rural areas of the Arab world.
On 19 March, top international experts in women’s empowerment discussed recent trends, challenges and opportunities during an inspiring and lively debate, hosted by the PES Women and Romanian Mission to the UN, at the UN HQ in New York.
The panel of experts included Zita Gurmai, MEP, PES Woman President, and Simona-Mirela Miculescu, Permanent Representative of Romania to the UN, UN Women and UNDP.
The seminar was expertly moderated by Tomas Matraia, a communication and international cooperation expert, who introduced Najat Aziz, the star of the documentary, Ramon Vila, director of the project, enabling an interactive and smooth debate with the members of the panel, the public and international media.
"The threshold of the desert" is having a huge social impact in a global context. The project has been presented in Morocco, Spain, U.K., Belgium (at the European Parliament), and USA (during the meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women) and will be soon presented in Italy and another locations around the globe.
Moreover, the documentary has participated in dozens of film festivals around the world and it has been selected/given an award in 15 of them, including the Cannes Film Festival.
It has also been shared through media and social media, reaching an estimated audience of more than 100 million people around the globe.
Information about the dissemination of the project is available in the dedicated section of the website: visionfilms.org/DESERT/social-impact
The Threshold of the Desert in New York
