Speech given to the victims of institutional maltreatment, on the Island of Gorée, Senegal, on 18 October 2024.
Senegal, October 2024 The Atlantic slave trade claimed more than fifteen million
Each year on October 17, the World Day for Overcoming Poverty, citizens across the world and across socio-economic backgrounds gather, (…) Read more →
However, the 164 million people in poverty in the region, according to the United
This article, written, by Claire Hédon, president of ATD Fourth World-France, was published as an op-ed piece by La Croix (…) Read more →
Some 230 million children under the age of five have not had their births officially
Excerpt from Artisans of Peace Overcoming Poverty — Volume 2: Defending Human Rights For Lebanon, a country with fewer than (…) Read more →
— Volume 2: Defending Human Rights For Lebanon, a country with fewer than five million
ATD Fourth World has drawn up 15 proposals for a Europe that leaves no one behind. The proposals address all (…) Read more →
In 2017, poverty and social exclusion affected 113 million people across the EU.
Burkina Faso, known as “the land of upstanding people,” is often described with unfavorable statistics that do not highlight its (…) Read more →
Out of a population of more than 16 million people in Burkina, about 80% work in
This article is imported from our 2017 Stop Poverty Campaign web site. The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) represents over (…) Read more →
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) represents over 180 million workers
The Archives of ATD Fourth World have been added to Memory of the World Register.
This includes more than 6 million photos, thousands of hours of audio recordings
Ethical benchmarks guide our actions With the constant aim of consistency between our financial practices and our goal of eradicating (…) Read more →
Globally, the overall budget of ATD Fourth World is about €22 million.
In the fall, many kids are sad about returning to school after a summer of free time, family vacations, camps, (…) Read more →
The children here face a million challenges and have every reason to give up.
