Valuing people and the planet over profits.
the World Day for Overcoming Poverty Dear friends, During this past year, we have
The World Day for Overcoming Poverty, celebrated each year on October 17, brings together people who believe that in order to build a fair, united, and peaceful society, we must join forces by pulling the world’s strength and minds together.
living through hard times – hard times often caused by poverty – are those who have
President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, on International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
Higgins Today, as we mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, we have
Concluding plenary session – ATD Quart Monde-UNESCO 26 January 2012 Good morning everyone, ladies, gentlemen, dear guests, researchers, academics and (…) Read more →
I would like to thank you all for the efforts you have made during the past three
Extreme poverty eradication projects ill-adapted to people’s needs. Colloquium ” Extreme poverty is Violence. Breaking the Silence. Searching for Peace” (…) Read more →
older than other children in the same classes, or because their parents do not have
On Sunday May 21st, one hundred children from three Tapori groups gathered in St Vincent Church courtyard in Paul à (…) Read more →
suggested to the children that they create a puppet of a child they know who doesn’t have
In early September, on an organic farm in rural France*, an international group of poverty experts met to talk about (…) Read more →
More and more, policy makers have realized that addressing poverty – especially
In 2017, ATD Fourth World invited people around the world to document real-life “Stories of Change”. These stories are about (…) Read more →
Who could have imagined that?
This article has been adapted from one published 28 April 2020 on the ATD Fourth World USA web site. “If (…) Read more →
“If we are going to make it through this, we have to be encouraging.
At the beginning of President Emmanuel Macron’s term of office, ATD Fourth World had made their traditional request for an (…) Read more →
I have high hopes.
