October 17 is the World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty. It has been commemorated since 1987, when, at the call of Joseph Wresinski, thousands of people from all walks of life gathered on the Trocadero square in Paris to affirm: “Wherever men and women are...
“I WAS BORN — I EXIST — ADD ME TO THE LIST!”
Your invitation to the international roundtable A guaranteed legal identity is a prerequisite for the most excluded people to access their rights and build peaceful and inclusive societies. ATD Fourth World, like many other organisations, is witness to the plight of...
Letter to Friends around the World 110
Ending Social and Institutional Maltreatment Sharing our experiences, our difficulties and our hopes for the future are at the heart of the purpose of the Forum on Overcoming Extreme Poverty and the public speaking events that will take place on the occasion of...
International poster for October 17, 2024
Our common theme for 2024 and 2025 is Ending social and institutional maltreatment. Through a consultation process, we continue to invite people who live in poverty and those who join forces with them to explore these topics. On 17 October, this will unite us and...
Concept note October 17, 2024
The concept note of the International Committee October 17 is ready. It is the result of a consultation carried out in February with the Forum on Overcoming Extreme Poverty network. This consultation enabled us to prepare the theme of the Day. The concept note is an...
Synthesis of the consultation 2024
As every year, at the beginning of February, a questionnaire is sent out by the Forum, on behalf of the International Committee October 17, concerning the choice of theme for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. This February 2024 was the opportunity...
Let’s choose a theme for October 17!
The International Committee October 17 launches the consultation process on the theme of October 17 for the next two years, 2024 and 2025. The World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty has been commemorated since 1987 by the ATD Fourth World Movement. Since 1992,...
Cameroon-Douala: first Popular University for young people from precarious neighborhoods
Source: Journal du Cameroun "Le messager" - "engagement citoyen" section https://fr.journalducameroun.com/cameroun-douala-les-jeunes-des-quartiers-precaires-creent-un-espace-de-dialogue/
International poster October 17, 2023
Our common theme for 2022 and 2023 is dignity in practice. This year, the International Committee for October 17 is emphasising decent work and access to social protection, both mainstays for the common good that enable everyone to live in dignity. Through a...
Theme of 17 October 2023
Decent Work and Social Protection: Putting Dignity in Practice for All is the 2023 theme for the World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty. Very soon we will publish the international poster. The events map and toolkit will be updated to start publishing events and...