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Art against extreme poverty in the Philippines

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Asian of the Year Robert Alejandro

Art and culture is shared with children and families living under bridges in Manila, by artist Robert Alejandro and the ATD Fourth World team in the Philippines. Robert Alejandro was chosen as Asian of the Year in fighting poverty by Channel News Asia. Watch this video to find out more!

Occupying North America “Usually, we are invisible”

In North America (and also in Spain, Portugal, Greece and Great Britain), Occupy movements sprang up all over in 2011. They protest publicly and peacefully against dramatic inequality and economic injustice. They are changing the dialogue across the continent.

Newsletter Dicember 2011

Salehe, Tanzanian member of the Fourth World Volunteer Corps, has been asked to join a team in the United States. After his testimony, we will explain what is the Volunteer Corps.
"The tears of a poor person here in Tanzania and the tears of a poor person from the United Kingdom or the United State are just the same…"
 

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Latin America and Carribean ATD Fourth World established itself in Guatemala in 1979. We then developed our activities in the region with teams of permanent volunteers in Bolivia, Haiti, Mexico, and Peru. We also have groups of friends and allies in Brazil, Guadeloupe (an overseas département of France), Honduras and El Salvador.
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Wherever men and women are condemned to live in extreme poverty, human rights are violated.
To come together to ensure that these rights be respected is our solemn duty.

Joseph Wresinski