“Those most in need can surprise us if we allow ourselves sufficient imagination to learn from them. They teach us (…) Read more →
Dear friends, It was Antoine who told me of this beautiful moment with a man and
“Always being on the receiving end becomes a source of shame. Being able to give is an honor, because a (…) Read more →
The man who has nothing but a wheelbarrow doesn’t have much say in the market.
How can we prepare ourselves for October 17th? How can we not allow ourselves to be consumed by its organisation, hence by tension and excitement?
For three days, I literally let myself be taken over by this man.
For two years now, a diverse team of twelve people have been carrying out a research project called Education for (…) Read more →
The man stopped his wife from working, while himself he doesn’t have work.
This article is imported from our 2017 Stop Poverty Campaign web site. The national headquarters of ATD Fourth World in (…) Read more →
say: ‘The eradication of poverty does not depend on the government, or a rich man
Thanks to the courage of people in poverty, a country apologises for how children of poverty were coerced into foster care, echoing how the strength of a society is measured by the well-being of its weakest members.
One man who was auctioned like this said that he spent his childhood working in a
Homeless during the Pandemic: As critical services shut down, people lose access to food, electricity and basic news.
World Volunteer Corps in France told us how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected one man
Women in homeless center help each other out, adding critical element of support in institutional setting.
distressing for this young woman to go to the basement to get clothes from the man
By Janine Béchet On March 17 2020, France went into lockdown for two months. Janine Béchet is an ATD Volunteer (…) Read more →
“Sit down,” says a man. “Do you want a coffee?” I introduce us.
So much has changed over the past year in the Central African Republic. Last March the government was overthrown and (…) Read more →
Talking recently with Jean-Claude at the ATD Courtyard, someone mentioned a young man
