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About us > Where are we? > Indian Ocean

ATD Fourth World Reunion celebrates its thirtieth anniversary

Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - Evelyne Gigan

ATD Fourth World has been working for thirty years in the fight against poverty and exclusion in the Reunion Island. Some information about this useful association with George Faubourg, president of the Reunion delegation and Sylviane Richard, who has been a volunteer for many years in the Movement.

Being hungry or cold is not the worst thing

An article by Mona M. published in Tribune.com on 14th October 2010

In Madagascar, the development projects are generally centered on the rural world. However, the growing urbanization starts to be a real challenge for the country. “Donors were wrong by not investing enough and now it’s a true war (…)

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Island of Réunion The Movement ATD Fourth World has been operating on the Island of Réunion since 1979. At first, the Movement concentrated on the poorest areas, but gradually it built relationships with extremely poor families from all over the Island. With the help of a large group of young people, in 1987, the Fourth World House representing Human Rights was built in Trois Bassins (a department of Réunion). 1989 marked the inauguration in St. Denis (administrative capital of Réunion), of the first replica of the Commemorative Stone in Honor of the Victims of Extreme Poverty.

Republic of Madagascar The Movement ATD Fourth World has been operating in the Republic of Madagascar since 1989. A group of fixed volunteers works in Antananarivo (capital). These volunteers are in direct contact with one group of friends in Toliara (south of Antananarivo) and another group of friends in Mahajanga (west of Antananarivo).

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.

Joseph Wresinski