Reaching out to people in extreme poverty

We try to meet individuals, families and groups struggling with poverty, wherever they live or work. We take the time and make the effort to discover what life is really like for them. Without giving money or material things, we make contact with them and gain enough of their confidence to be able to work together on projects that are important to them. Also, we make contact with people or groups who are already involved in the fight against poverty.

Door To Door

Throughout the world—in big cities, shanty towns, under bridges, in wooded areas, and country-side hollows—members of the Movement go door to door in run-down buildings, to huts and shacks to reach those who live there. They visit to hear what people have to say and think about their lives: what has brought them there; what they hope for their children and for themselves, and how they fight every day for a better life.
 
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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