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International Movement ATD Fourth World
The International Movement ATD Fourth World is an international non-governmental organisation that engages individuals and institutions in support of the efforts of the very poor to free themselves from destitution. ATD Fourth World is concerned with the well-being of all people, and of society as a whole.

ATD Fourth World:


 * was founded in 1957 by Fr. Joseph Wresinski, whose family had suffered from great poverty. Today ATD Fourth World has branches in 26 countries in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas, as well as correspondents in more than 100 countries through its network, «the Permanent Forum on Extreme Poverty in the World.»


 * is not affiliated with any political party or religion. The ideal that unites its members is that of ensuring respect for each person’s human dignity. ATD Fourth World’s financial resources come mostly from private sources – such as donations and membership pledges, sales of publications, grants from foundations – and partly from public funding, both governmental and intergovernmental. ATD Fourth World’s greatest resource is the time and creativity donated by its members.


 * works at the grass-roots level with persons and communities in very destitute and remote areas, both urban and rural. It runs multi-faceted projects developed in partnership with these persons and communities. These projects vary from training and creating employment, to fostering artistic creation, education, social participation, good health and protection of the environment.


 * reaches out to public opinion through newsletters and various publications, seminars and conferences. When possible, ATD Fourth World collaborates with public administrations and legislative bodies. It networks with other NGOs. ATD Fourth World’s Institute for Research and Training conducts surveys and studies, and publishes a quarterly review.

To carry out its responsibilities, ATD Fourth World relies on people of all ages, from different social and cultural backgrounds and different professions. Some of them dedicate all or part of their lives alongside the very poor; others make a commitment in their own social, professional or cultural milieu. They strive to improve mutual understanding between the most excluded and the rest of society and to promote new commitments towards a more just and equitable society. ATD Fourth World has general consultative status with ECOSOC. It also holds consultative status with UNICEF, UNESCO, the ILO and the Council of Europe. It has a permanent delegation to the European Union.

Source : Redefining Human Rights-Based Development : The Wresinski Approach to Partnership With the Poorest UN Document ESA/DSPD/BP3 December 1999 Division for Social Policy and Development Department of Economic and Social Affairs UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK

Links

 * International Movement ATD Fourth World (Official Website)


 * ATD-Quart-monde's fight against poverty Monique Perrot-Lanaud, journalist on www.diplomatie.gouv.fr retrieved on  March 10, 2007


 * Partnership with the Poorest By Diana Skelton and Joan Burke United Nations UN Chronicle 2005 Issue 1 retrieved on www.un.org on March 10, 2007


 * Help For All Distressed ATD Fourth World Is at the Heart of Volunteering By Anna Fagergren, with Vicki Soanes United Nations UN Chronicle 2004 Issue 3 retrieved on www.un.org on March 10, 2007


 * Poverty Takes Centre Stage By Sally Bolton, United Nations UN Chronicle Online Edition  retrieved on www.un.org on March 10, 2007 ( UN Secretary general meets a delegation of the Fourth World Movement)]


 * Attacking Extreme Poverty : Learning from the Experience of the International Movement ATD Fourth World - World Bank Technical Paper No. 502 2000 (pdf)


 * Participatory Approaches to Attacking Extreme Poverty: Case Studies Led by the International Movement ATD Fourth World Edited by Xavier Godinot and Quentin Wodon World Bank Working Paper n° 77 (Presentation)