“Families should have a place to retreat to, a peaceful haven where they can collect their strength and where spouses, (…) Read more →
She’s unable to relax and let herself go, fearing there’s some hidden danger.
ATD founder Joseph Wresinski speaks on the origins of October 17 and why this international day came about and why it’s important.
October 17, 1987 Those who experience poverty have taught us that the greatest 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.
Facing an epidemic, DRC is struck by devastating floods.
Built in the traditional way, with adobe, they are in danger of collapsing due to
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
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
Since the beginning of the armed conflict in the Central African Republic, young adults committed to supporting their neighborhoods have (…) Read more →
message, to prepare the minds of the youth to enable them to detect approaching danger
