The animated short film “Melkam – Beyond the Boundaries of Disability” was presented at the Giffoni Film Festival. It tells the story of a young Ethiopian woman, blind from birth, who—despite living in a situation of severe socio-economic vulnerability—managed to overcome barriers and prejudice.
This Italian-Ethiopian co-production is part of the project “I-LEAD: Job Placement through Accessible Education and Digitalization”, funded by the Italian Cooperation through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and implemented in Ethiopia by VIS in collaboration with the Salesians of Don Bosco in Ethiopia, ECDD, CBM Italia, and Albergo Etico. The project aims to strengthen access to vocational training, the job market, and social inclusion for people with disabilities and vulnerable youth in Addis Ababa, the Oromia region, and southern Ethiopia.
