Beatriz Monje is Spanish and has been part of the ATD Fourth World international Volunteer Corps since 1997. She has (…) Read more →
Sometimes writing is also a way to pay tribute to other people, or to what we have
This report is ATD Fourth World’s submission to the World Bank’s Commission on Global Poverty. The report, written by Dr (…) Read more →
Hundreds of thousands have arrived on its borders, mainly from the Middle East and
In preparation for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris, the Fourth World People’s University in the (…) Read more →
And they also have something to say on this subject.
ATD’s founder, Joseph Wresinski devoted his life to showing how people in poverty are more than their problems and defenders of human rights.
“How many times have I met men who no longer dare to present themselves at the
How ATD Madagascar is working with families in extreme poverty. Including work with 24 priority families and support for children and teenagers.
ATD supports and responds to the deep longing for change that families already have
In our information age, the way people and groups are represented in the media helps determine the place they hold (…) Read more →
Meyer noted: “The idea was slowly sinking in that some people did not have the means
“The Power of Africa – Africa as a Stronger Actor on the international Stage” is a conference organised by the (…) Read more →
Although Europe is a place of wealth and power, there have always been Europeans
ATD Fourth World Switzerland member Michael Zeie talks about creating a movement against poverty and the work this entails.
In Basel and Geneva we have Street Libraries.
Young people describe the damaging effects of being in care in the United Kingdom.
I have to live with the consequences!
Policy makers, social workers, researchers learn from those with a lived experience of poverty. Thanks to new US ATD training program.
Since then, countless books and articles have examined “How the poor would fix
