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.
Monica Jahangir, Executive Director of ATD Fourth World USA on developing trust with people in poverty.
Over these 60 years, profound relationships of friendship and solidarity have been
The world needs a better definition of poverty and children in Tanzania are helping find one.
For example some children have to travel long distances to school.
Message from Mr. Cassam Uteem, president of the International Movement ATD Fourth World, on the World Day for Overcoming Poverty (…) Read more →
Despite the enormous sacrifices that parents living in poverty have to make in order
ATD Director General describes how one community struggles with the effects of climate change and their ingenious solution to flooding.
In his part of the city, the residents have to manage their own garbage because there
Eighty-one members of ATD Fourth World from 24 countries and speaking 13 different languages came together from 10 to 17 (…) Read more →
My wife was afraid to let me go, but I told her to have faith.
Axelle Brodiez-Dolino is a historian whose focus is anti-poverty movements. Here she talks about the historical perceptions of people in poverty.
The “local� poor (those residing in the same village, district, or nation) have
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
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.
In this video, French ATD Activist Marie-Thérèse Leprince gives her answer as to why does social protection matter?
I also think about families whose children are in foster homes, who couldn’t have
