Our History
Important developments in our history
Started in an emergency housing camp in France by Joseph Wresinski in the 1950s, ATD Fourth World has transformed the struggle to end poverty by recognising poverty as a violation of human rights.
“The families I met there [in the housing camp], made me think of the poverty of my mother. The children could have been my brothers, my sister, or me, forty years earlier.” – Joseph Wresinski
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Key Moments in our History
The History of ATD Fourth World In 1956, Joseph Wresinski, a Catholic priest, became chaplain (...)
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Joseph Wresinski
Who is Joseph Wresinski? Joseph Wresinski (1917-1988) is not the first person to listen carefully (...)
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Our Name
ATD Fourth World — it’s a name with a lot of history. To Joseph Wresinski, (...)