Every year on October 17th, the international community observes the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, recalling that:
“Wherever men and women are condemned to live in extreme poverty, human rights are violated. To come together to ensure that these rights be respected is our solemn duty." Fr. Joseph Wresinski.
This day is a key opportunity to think of the struggle against extreme poverty that takes place every day and of the rôle that everyone has to play in this (...)
The International Committee for October 17th invites you to acquaint or reacquaint yourself with the call to action for a world without extreme poverty.
Message from Eugen Brand, Director General of the International Movement ATD Fourth World for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
17 October 2009
"Our lands will soon lie totally beneath the water," cry the people in Asia who have never had a choice but to live where they are at the greatest risk from the raging floods...
Today we recognize the daily struggles and contributions of those living in poverty and resolve to intensify efforts to eliminate the scourge once and for all....
RTE 1 Radio enable to hear the life, the suffering, the dreams from those who are never listened. Between monday 13th october to Friday 17th october, people living extreme poverty shared their life in "A living word" at exactly 6.40 am.
On the occasion of October 17th, Mr. Cassam Uteem, former President of the Republic of Mauritius (1992-2002), and the International Movement ATD Fourth World announce the launching of the International Committee for October 17th.
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If we focus on MDG NO 1 AND put maximum effort on it we can then be able to solve NO 2. Poverty is an interconnected source of other problems and needs to be dealt with severely. The world can (...)continue
Tanzanie
In a women’s group of Tandale, we discussed about the question of money at school. Primary school is in theory free, but in fact we have to pay a lot of things. A teacher recently told some (...)continue
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Tandale - group 1
In our women’s group at Tandale, we discovered that we were many parents faced with the problem of not having the birth certificate for one or more of our children.
One (...)continue