Message from Donald Lee, President of the International Movement ATD Fourth World for 2020 year International Report.
ATD Fourth World activists, supporters, and Volunteer Corps members have witnessed
ATD members in Guatemala listen, share and band together in the face of poverty and COVID-19.
We don’t have a way out; we don’t have the economic stability that lets us stay at
In 1957, six European countries founded the “European Economic Community”. Thirty years later, in a June 1987 editorial, Joseph Wresinski (…) Read more →
His words could easily have been spoken today.
From Belgium to Burkina Faso to the United States, prevention measures cause special threats to children in poverty.
Though these drastic measures were necessary to limit spread of the virus, they have
ATD founder Joseph Wresinski speaks on the origins of October 17 and why this international day came about and why it’s important.
Joseph Wresinski speaking on October 17, 1987 Those who experience poverty have
Lack of computing access for people in poverty contributes to poverty’s persistence. DRC student talks about how to break this cycle.
they don’t have access to?
People on the receiving end of government programs often see good ways to improve bureaucratic effectiveness. In Mauritius, recipients of (…) Read more →
One participant noted: “I would like to know what has to happen so we can have a
ATD Fourth World seminar gathers families across Latin America to support one another.
Now, millions have no financial resources to cope with daily costs such as rent,
By Isabelle Pypaert Perrin Last March, I visited the Central African Republic to meet ATD Fourth World members there. It (…) Read more →
The last few years here have been hard.
Children from Madrid speak at the UN about poverty and family.
Alma: We think that all children need to have a family who supports them and to have
