In 2015, ATD Fourth World began a workshop called “Decent Housing for All” in Madrid in order to develop pathways (…) Read more →
people ATD worked with and accompanied: people living on the streets in constant danger
Conversation on “The Wresinski Approach” to Leaving No One Behind
Winifred Dougherty of the congregation of Our Lady of the Good Shepherd, “we are in danger
ATD Fourth World’s team in Haiti stayed open even in the face of violence, instability, and natural disasters.
In spite of the violence and danger, many who have stayed in the area keep coming
ATD Fourth World: Advocating inclusion of those in deepest poverty to create synergies between to build social and environmental justice.
protecting their families, their livestock, and other possessions or of sheltering from danger
Lack of resources: monetary, material and social is the most visible dimension of poverty. From the The Hidden Dimensions of Poverty report.
This work can put children in physical danger and at risk of abuse.
Extreme poverty eradication projects ill-adapted to people’s needs. International Colloquium “Extreme poverty is Violence. Breaking the Silence. Searching for Peace” (…) Read more →
There is a very real danger that poverty reduction efforts around the world will
Facing an epidemic, DRC is struck by devastating floods.
Built in the traditional way, with adobe, they are in danger of collapsing due to
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, ATD Fourth World youth group rushes to aid victims of the Nyiragongo volcano showing solidarity.
And others are clearly in danger of doing the same.
Extreme poverty is violence. It humbles, locks in silence and destroys lives, but it is not inevitable.
Who will protect us, who will protect our children, at a time when we are in danger
Written in close collaboration with people living in poverty around the world, Understanding the Violence of Poverty looks at the (…) Read more →
Around the world, people suspected of being a danger to others are frisked and harassed
