Mobilisation Tools | Overcoming Extreme Poverty

In this Toolbox, you can find out more about this World Day through three categories:

Finding out more :

Theme for 17 October 2020 and Concept note
Message from the International Committee for October 17
International Charter for October 17
Extracts from the International Charter

Mobilisation tools :

- History and documents :

17 October booklet

The Committee for October 17 in Ireland has created this booklet in 2013. You can use it to invite new people, to participate in an event, to explain what the World day is about. Pages 2 and 4 refer specifically to 17 October 2013, but all the other pages show photos or extracts from testimonies and messages shared during previous celebrations... Read more

Multilingual Sticker

A Multilingual Sticker You can use this sticker to make known October 17 and the website www.overcomingpoverty.org in 4 languages: English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. Stick it onto a book, a diary, a bag, a car... It will resist to the light. You can order it and we will see how it is possible to send it to your address. Read more

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Universal Prayer

Joseph Wresinski October 17, 1987 Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris For these millions of children twisted by the pain of hunger, no longer able to smile, yet still yearning to love. For these millions of young people, who have no reason to believe or even to exist, and who vainly search for a future in this senseless world. Our Father we pray to... Read more

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Exhibit: Commitments around the World

People around the world are making a commitment to reject poverty The drawings have been printed on white plastic supports that are 80 cm par 120 cm or 29.7cmx 42 cm . If you are interested by the exhibition, you can contact us. overcomingpoverty [at] atd-fourthworld [dot] org There are 12 posters in English Clicking on 'see the article... Read more

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17 october 2020 poster

You can already download the poster of 17 October 2020 here. "Acting together to achieve social and environmental justice for all" Read more

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Discussion Forums

Proposition theme for October 17 2019

70 commentaires

May 2019 - The consultation is now finished. We have received 74 contributions from 34 countries, which have enriched the two proposals below. The contributions were presented to the United Nations...