Solidarity Project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo helps internally displaced people.
Driven from their homes by the war, they have left everything behind.
“Tons of clothes were unloaded, but we needed help to get our children to school” People living in extreme poverty (…) Read more →
we would be given a place where we could lead a better life – but we didn’t even have
A part of the knowledge of people in poverty can now be found at the Joseph Wresinski Archives and Research Centre documentation portal.
https://atd-cjw.centredoc.org/ An archive now found in SUDOC “Additionally, we have
Message from Mr. Cassam Uteem, President of the International Movement ATD Fourth World For many people around the world, recent (…) Read more →
International Movement ATD Fourth World For many people around the world, recent years have
For World Children’s Day, rethinking childhood from the perspective of children in extreme poverty.
They represent the hidden face of the society we ourselves have created.
A youth in Dakar, Senegal learns from his parents a legacy of resistance. That includes a deep compassion for others and a will to resist being cast aside.
I have only one struggle: I am unwilling to accept extreme poverty.”
In April 2017 in Pierrelaye, France, ATD Fourth World organized a meeting on the right to family life. The meeting (…) Read more →
The meeting convened ATD groups from various European countries that have been thinking
Protecting earth and people in the Central African Republic. Having lost everything to climate change, one family’s struggles help protect the environment.
Poverty-stricken people, especially, have no choice but to settle in flood-prone,
How ATD Madagascar is working with families in extreme poverty. Including work with 24 priority families and support for children and teenagers.
ATD supports and responds to the deep longing for change that families already have
In our information age, the way people and groups are represented in the media helps determine the place they hold (…) Read more →
Meyer noted: “The idea was slowly sinking in that some people did not have the means
