The Road to Atalia
- Document number
- 2750
- Date
- 2011
- Title
- The Road to Atalia
- Author/publisher
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- Availability
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- Document type(s)
- Media/News,
- Keywords
- Irregular Migration, Feminization of migration, Economic migration, Labour migration, Free movement, Undocumented migrants; Undocumented labour; Migrant rights; Migration management; Comprehensive approach to migration; Migration policy; Restrictive migration measures, Violence, Human rights violation, Crime against humanity, War crime, Armed conflict, Post-conflict situation, Terrorism,
- Summary
- Focusing on the story of an Egyptian family experiencing the loss of three sons as they attempt to reach Italy by sea using human smugglers, the film highlights the many life-threatening dangers unaccompanied minors face on the perilous journey and in Italy if they arrive safely. Promoting a message for Egyptian youth to develop skills through education and training that can provide the foundations on which their family's future can be built, the film reiterates the need for quality education in rural areas where migration pressure is very high. Recent research has shown that decent schooling in these areas allows children to delay their decision to migrate until they have completed secondary education. The film, which will be aired in Egypt, is part of an IOM programme funded by the Italiangovernment aimed at promoting regular migration and positive alternatives through education and training in Fayoum Governorate.
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