Mental anguish is a key element of poverty, yet often overlooked in the rush to examine external factors such as income, housing, and employment.
Yet people in poverty often have very similar experiences.”
In the Central African Republic, ATD Fourth World members are building a better world that leaves no one behind.
These floods have ravaged impoverished regions of the country, such as Mbongossoua
Monica Jahangir, Executive Director of ATD Fourth World USA on developing trust with people in poverty.
Over these 60 years, profound relationships of friendship and solidarity have been
“I would like houses to be cheaper for people in poverty because there are so many bugs.” So said a (…) Read more →
But how can they have optimism about the future when they are weighted down by so
In El Alto Bolivia, ATD Fourth World member Victoria Huallpa is helping neighbors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Here she tells us about them.
Now they have little way to earn a living at all.
Support and government programs often don’t reach people in poverty. Sometimes the system even makes things worse for them.
This meant the parents would have to leave the shelter.
Tapori facilitator training so as to live up to children’s expectations. This training took place at ATD’s international centre.
change in their environment by creating a world of friendship where all children have
In 2017, ATD Fourth World invited people around the world to document real-life “Stories of Change”. These stories are about (…) Read more →
“We get to know neighbours, people we wouldn’t have known”, said one member.
Concluding plenary session – Conclusions and commitments The Merging of Knowledge and the Pedagogy of the Oppressed I come from (…) Read more →
These people have built their houses in the most difficult areas, where there were
In this video story, Mary Rabagliati discovers new forms of poverty and exclusion as ATD explores work in Africa.
’s dormitories: “It was designed to house 2,000 women, although so far only 700 have
