The International Committee for October 17 has been created on October 17, 2008.The goals of the International Committee for October 17th are: Every year, the International Committee undertakes a process of consultation to determine a suitable theme to guide the commemoration of the International Day around the world. The International Committee issues an official Message, … Read more
Last year, we selected the umbrella theme for 2024 and 2025, which is “Ending Social and Institutional Maltreatment”. This year, we are pleased to launch the consultation process to choose the sub-theme for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty in 2025.
Inspired by the ATD Fourth World movement and its advances in social rights in France, the AMICS association began its work in 1998 after identifying the critical needs of a group of marginalized families. This group, composed mainly of families from Galicia and Portugal, had arrived in Barcelona in the late 1990s, drawn by the prospect of better economic opportunities.
As someone born into poverty, Gideon found himself plunged into the fight to end poverty as a young man
Poster October 17 2022 Here is the poster for 2022. Download it here.
