Festival of Dreams

Working weekend with ATD Poland brings people together.

At the United Nations, Isabelle Pypaert Perrin, Leadership Team

Experience of People in Poverty: Critical to SDGs Success

ATD Director General addresses UN in New York.

Forum on Overcoming Extreme Poverty, Participate in the World Day for Overcoming Poverty, Tapori, World Day for Overcoming Poverty

Special Letter to Friends around the World for October 17, 2019

Discover the theme for October 17, 2019, in conjunction with the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child!

Djynamo, Dynamic Youth

Inspired Young People Discover ATD Fourth World

Via manual labour, presentations, debates, personal stories and theatre.

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13 September 2019 United States

Working to Leave No One Behind
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6 September 2019 Democratic Republic of Congo

Now I Can Be Proud
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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

Poverty is a form of violence. It leads to humiliation and it silences people. It destroys lives. But poverty is not inevitable. Like slavery or discrimination, it can be overcome. Those who endure poverty resist its injustice in countless ways. If we are to confront the challenges facing the world today, we need their intelligence and courage. Today, people who feel outcast are making themselves heard and are taking action. Others are joining them to build a peaceful world where no one is left behind.