Reading the report on the hidden dimensions of poverty made Sister Thérèse, a correspondent of the Forum on Overcoming Extreme Poverty in Lebanon,...
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30 years of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
In December 1992, 30 years ago, the United Nations General Assembly recognized the date of October 17 as the International Day for the Eradication...
Celebrating dignity in practice in Bolivia
A few weeks before October 17, 2022, in Bolivia, a group of ATD Fourth World activists, friends and allies met to prepare together. They conducted 5...
World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty in Dublin
This year, on the occasion of the World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty in Dublin, many testimonies of people living in poverty were heard. As...
“Our light is alive”
Article available in Arabic language On October 17, 2021 Lebanon experienced a day of revolts and riots because of its economic, social and...
Message from the President of the International Committee for October 17 – 2022
Aye Aye Win On October 17th, we will commemorate the 35th anniversary of the World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty and 30th anniversary of the...
International Committee for October 17
The International Committee for October 17th was launched on October 17th, 2008.The goals of the International Committee for October 17th are: To...
It makes us want to be more involved
DREAM TEAM TOGO is an association of International Solidarity that does actions in favor of orphans and street children, provides assistance to the...
Art from waste
"Conserve India was founded in 1998 to address the growing waste problem in Delhi and to fight poverty by empowering ragpickers through employment...
I feel humbled to have known these families
I am now a consultant in a College of Social Work in Mumbai. I first started as a community organizer and then as social worker, working in an urban...