Orleans Parish Prison Photo: Richard Ross On October 17 in New Orleans, Jaquin Thomas, age 15, apparently committed suicide in his cell (…) Read more →
For first hand accounts from families in poverty who experienced hurricane Katrina
Is more talking really what we need to solve the problem of poverty? A “People’s University” project in New York City demonstrates the answer is yes!
Before the FWPU itself, gatherings with people who experience poverty first hand
Cati, an educational assistant in one of the Alternative Education Clubs of the Policy Centre for Roma and Minorities in Bucharest, explains how her struggle for education for all is rooted in her own history.
On the other hand, it’s very hard for the families as they are only given 84 lei
When people are invited to an event for the World Day for Overcoming Poverty (October 17), they sometimes ask, “What’s the point of this?”
heart-warming to read about Tanita and her community as they give each other a hand
New UK report on remote family court during Covid-19 reveals casual disorderly process deciding the fate of children. ATD UK tells us more.
that if we were sat in court, I would have made a little squeak sound and put my hand
Pascal Chirhalwirwa is a consultant and trainer specialized in communications and community development in Yaoundé, Cameroon. He is also a (…) Read more →
They come from the group named “Volunteers of Soa” and regularly offer a helping hand
Two ATD Volunteer Corps members in rural Brazil, working with indigenous communities and local activists, reinforcing the human aspect of development.
Adults and children dig the earth, transport it, and then throw the wet earth by hand
This article is imported from our 2017 Stop Poverty Campaign web site. On 17 August, in the municipality of San (…) Read more →
everyone is walking around, and you see women kneading and shaping corn tortillas by hand
Maya Aoun is Lebanese and an ATD Fourth World Volunteer Corps member. From 2017 to 2019, she worked with Beitouna (…) Read more →
carried the younger daughter while the mother held her 2-year-old daughter by the hand
Now that the rainy season has come to its end, have the newly installed permanent drainage canals in the Guinaw (…) Read more →
On the other hand, for families who could not afford to backfill in in order to raise
