Small-scale projects taken on by communities can be very powerful for overcoming poverty. In Senegal, for instance, community members in Dakar work together in the rainy season to prevent their area from flooding. In the dry season, they work together making soaps that bring in a small revenue. The results are not just economic, but social as well.
Building Communities to Eradicate Extreme Poverty
By Bob Katembo, ATD Fourth World Volunteer Corps member in The Central African Republic Building a better world that leaves (…) Read more
Dignified Work in the Green Economy
Following in the spirit of this year’s October 17 theme, which highlights the importance of decent work for all, Aye (…) Read more
Projects Developed by Families in Poverty
ATD Fourth World’s work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo began in 1997. This is when a Tapori children’s (…) Read more