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ATD Fourth World Activists, Bearing Witness, Ireland, World Day for Overcoming Poverty

Finding Purpose and Strength Are Central to Overcoming Poverty

“We all need a friend, not just someone who gives us money or clothes”, says Precious Mballa.
At the United Nations, Bearing Witness, Burkina Faso, Ireland

United Nations Webinar on Poverty-based Discrimination: 11 February, 2022

Open to the public, this side-event explores how discrimination contributes to the persistence of poverty over generations, as well as possible legal solutions.
ATD Fourth World Activists, Bearing Witness, Belgium

Michel Brogniez, A Man of Peace

ATD Fourth World in Belgium remembers a long time Activist.
Dimensions of Poverty, International Advocacy, Merging Knowledge, Participatory Research, United States

New ATD training programs in the United States

Policy makers, social workers, researchers learn from first hand experiences of poverty.

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