In 2015, the World Day for Overcoming Poverty (17 October) focused on the theme “Building a sustainable future by coming (…) Read more →
During the day, they invited the public to write a message on top of a hand, drawn
Joseph Wresinski says in this text that „The ultimate goal of human rights is the protection of dignity.“
On the one hand, we humiliate them, because this freedom remains theoretical as long
#EndPoverty #StopPoverty #IDEP2020 Join us online to celebrate the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17, 2020! (…) Read more →
experiences remind us that social injustice and environmental injustice often go hand
Since 2002, ATD Fourth World has collaborated with LAKOU Don Bosco, a charity organization that offers services to children living (…) Read more →
They do all of this in spite of the danger and violence that come hand-in-hand with
On February 12 and 13, 2015, the Conference on the Future of the Protection of Social Rights in Europe took (…) Read more →
Far from opposing one another, the economy and social rights go hand-in-hand, in
Awakening children’s eagerness and determination to learn is the goal of ATD’s “Field Library” in Peru. Activities open doors to (…) Read more →
Gesturing with her hand, Edith says, “Haku, mana qanwanqa manan qallarinmanchu!”
The Mobile School Stolipinovo heroic efforts in Bulgaria enable students to continue learning during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Call for second-hand tablet Team members of the Mobile School Stolipinovo put out
Artisans of Peace Volume 3: Understanding the Violence of Poverty can be purchased on Amazon as a paperback or can (…) Read more →
In this way, people who know first-hand what it means to be victimised by stereotypes
People in poverty want work and responsibility. Only then can they live in dignity. This is the true meaning of human rights.
and international community “where our children can live”, “where people would go hand-in-hand
In Guatemala, a woman facing her own poverty organizes the community to make sure a neighbor’s child can attend school too.
Even so, they would still lend a helping hand to the others.
