International
Our Mission
Poverty is not inevitable. Poverty is the worst scourge ever created by human beings; it is up to human beings (…) Read more
Our Vision
Our Vision Is A World Without Poverty Wherever men and women are condemned to live in extreme poverty, human rights (…) Read more
Who We Are
Poverty is violence, and it threatens the inherent dignity of those who endure it. We are an international non-governmental organization, (…) Read more
Guiding Principles on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights
The first international text acknowledging the specific obstacles that prevent people living in extreme poverty from enjoying their rights. Get (…) Read more
Education for All
In 2000, the global community established six goals to meet the learning needs of all people by 2015. These objectives, (…) Read more
Measures of Poverty
As the international community prepares new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the question of how we measure poverty is more important (…) Read more
Post-2015 Development Goals
The first international text acknowledging the specific obstacles that prevent people living in extreme poverty from enjoying their rights. Get (…) Read more
COP21 – Climate Action
Linking climate action and sustainable development — never without, or against, people living in poverty. In a context of successive (…) Read more
Video Library
Video illustrations of the efforts and commitment of those struggling together to overcome poverty and exclusion. Discover through video the (…) Read more
Publications & Resources
Tools for reflecting, learning, and taking action ATD Fourth World publishes numerous books, journals, reports, and videos to help understand (…) Read more