ATD founder Joseph Wresinski speaks on the origins of October 17 and why this international day came about and why it’s important.
October 17, 1987 Those who experience poverty have taught us that the greatest danger
“Families should have a place to retreat to, a peaceful haven where they can collect their strength and where spouses, (…) Read more →
She’s unable to relax and let herself go, fearing there’s some hidden danger.
A Guatemala reading club brings a community and families together. It also improves the lives of the children that take part.
Because of the danger gang violence poses to children playing outside, the street
ATD Fourth World: Advocating inclusion of those in deepest poverty to create synergies between to build social and environmental justice.
protecting their families, their livestock, and other possessions or of sheltering from danger
Facing an epidemic, DRC is struck by devastating floods.
Built in the traditional way, with adobe, they are in danger of collapsing due to
Written in close collaboration with people living in poverty around the world, Understanding the Violence of Poverty looks at the (…) Read more →
Around the world, people suspected of being a danger to others are frisked and harassed
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, ATD Fourth World youth group rushes to aid victims of the Nyiragongo volcano showing solidarity.
And others are clearly in danger of doing the same.
Extreme poverty is violence. It humbles, locks in silence and destroys lives, but it is not inevitable.
Who will protect us, who will protect our children, at a time when we are in danger
Lack of resources: monetary, material and social is the most visible dimension of poverty. From the The Hidden Dimensions of Poverty report.
This work can put children in physical danger and at risk of abuse.
What do we really know about poverty? Poverty is not just a lack of money; it is multidimensional. It affects (…) Read more →
This work can put children in physical danger and at risk of abuse.
