“Acting together to achieve social and environmental justice for all” This is the United Nations theme for October 17, 2020, (…) Read more →
In 2020 a collective awareness is growing: we share the Earth and we all have to
“It’s worth helping others. In the future you may need to get help. We are not created in the world (…) Read more →
Even if people have a house and farm, there are fewer customers to buy what they
In 2017 ATD Fourth World invited people around the world to document real-life “Stories of Change” starting from situations of (…) Read more →
tensions at home, and tired from their week at school, where some of them constantly have
Shirley and Alexander are friends of ATD Fourth World in Mayotte, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In the (…) Read more →
He suggests other ways to support the family so the children do not have to be placed
When people in poverty are stigmatised and “othered” by harsh stereotypes, how can they raise awareness about this social discrimination?
The media don’t have the right to criticise someone who isn’t as well off or as well
Lack of resources: monetary, material and social is the most visible dimension of poverty. From the The Hidden Dimensions of Poverty report.
“We have no choice, we have to do the work that others don’t want to do.
In rural New Mexico, vast distances and no internet access make in-person outreach more important than ever during the covid pandemic.
ATD Fourth World, the rural community where he lives and works, and changes that have
By Isabelle Pypaert Perrin In February, Isabelle Pypaert Perrin, Director General of ATD Fourth World, launched the global campaign “STOP (…) Read more →
They recognize that they have both good ideas and determination, and they want to
On 14 June 2016, ATD Fourth World succeeded at adding social conditions to anti-discrimination law. From now on, the law (…) Read more →
were refused access to school cafeterias on the grounds that their parents should have
This article is imported from our 2017 Stop Poverty Campaign web site. While truly appreciating the final impact of the (…) Read more →
While the Stop Poverty campaign may have come to a close, the real work of fighting
