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
Lack of digital resources widens economic and social gaps (Digital Divide), says ATD statement to UN Commission for Social Development.
These resources help people keep in touch with loved ones, work and have fun, and
By adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights after the carnage of the second World War, the world’s nations proclaimed (…) Read more →
Without means, they continue to share what they have and to make room for people
Rome Monument Honours Victims of Poverty On November 9, Pope Francis was on his way to preside at the Eucharist (…) Read more →
“Since that first memorable October 17, we have commemorated this day of freedom
Following the overview of ATD’s work around the world in this past year, let us now consider the long-term impact of this work for families living in extreme poverty.
I cannot help thinking of some of the young people from these same families who have
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an ATD ally talks about projects developed by families in poverty and how they are successful.
Maman Louise said, “for all you have planned for me, I want it to be given to
In Guatemala during lockdown, ATD Fourth World Activists make sure that people isolated by deep poverty are not forgotten.
Many families didn’t have support from anyone.
A man in Democratic Republic of Congo needed some help. To his surprise, he found himself rebuilding another family’s house.
Any dog could have actually come in and taken my child.
On October 17, 2014, the World Day for Overcoming Poverty, Geneviève de Coster, an ally of ATD-Fourth World in France (…) Read more →
Thanks to ATD, I have been able, with great humility, to walk alongside people whose
What does poverty in Luxembourg look like? Members of ATD Fourth World Luxembourg with an experience of poverty answer this question.
presence of a social security system, numerous people living in hardship do not have
