In a neglected suburb of Dakar, a community comes together to ensure everyone has dignified housing.
protective barriers with sand or rubble to keep their feet dry after the rains have
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How many have any kind of job training?
Cati, an educational assistant in one of the Alternative Education Clubs of the Policy Centre for Roma and Minorities in Bucharest, explains how her struggle for education for all is rooted in her own history.
But the pay wasn’t very good with these jobs because I didn’t have the certificates
Maryori Vasquez Delgado is an ATD Fourth World member who runs a street library in Peru. Below she talks about her experience.
I have a 1980s Volkswagen, and I realized it could be a useful part of the project
Orleans Parish Prison Photo: Richard Ross On October 17 in New Orleans, Jaquin Thomas, age 15, apparently committed suicide in his cell (…) Read more →
Like Jaquin, the vast majority of people in the Orleans Parish Prison have not been
In Ireland, social work students learn from ATD Community Activists. One student said, “It made me evaluate what kind of social worker I want to be.”
I don’t have much of a voice myself.
Decent work and social protection must be put into practice for all, no matter their, background, race or gender.
they cannot repay their business loans; now they find themselves without a job and have
Hope: The Story of a painting from Peru. A chance phrase inspires a striking work of art by Guillermo Diaz, ATD Volunteer Corps member.
at one of our visits, Don Julián said something that stayed with me: “When you have
“Being a volunteer means carrying within oneself the challenges faced by people in poverty.” I know that when we approach (…) Read more →
So choosing this commitment is freedom because we have made the choice of our own
Summary of October 17, 2023 in the Philippines. October 17 is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
Moreover, the program aims to build confidence in children who have major difficulties
