Joseph Wresinski
Articles about Joseph Wresinski
World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty
World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty (October 17) A day to honor the victims of Extreme Poverty and Exclusion and (…) Read more
International Organization
International Movement ATD Fourth World Founded in 1974, the International Movement ATD Fourth World brings together the different ATD national (…) Read more
Latest News
Latest News Oct 17 World Day for Overcoming Poverty Buy our ATD T-shirts! Support our programs with ATD T-shirts. ATD (…) Read more
What We Do
Our Common Ambitions for 2013 – 2017 Every five years, ATD Fourth World teams evaluate and plan their work for (…) Read more
Our History
Father Joseph Wresinski (1917-1988) founded the International Movement ATD Fourth World (ATD) in 1957 at Noisy-le-Grand – a shanty town (…) Read more
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