Why does ATD Fourth World talk about Joseph Wresinski?
Frequently Asked Questions
- What are the definitions of poverty ?
- How many people living in poverty are there?
- Is poverty increasing or diminishing?
- What is needed to eliminate extreme poverty?
- What can I do ?
- What causes extreme poverty?
- Isn’t it more important to fight poverty in Southern countries rather than in Northern countries?
- How is ATD Fourth World financed?
- Why does ATD Fourth World talk about Joseph Wresinski?
- What’s the difference between ATD Fourth World and other NGOs that fight against poverty?
Joseph Wresinski is the founder of ATD Fourth World. The strength of his ideas and his capacity to meet with people from all works of life, from the poorest to the leading members of our societies, and ask them to engage personally and radically in the struggle against poverty made him captivating to all that met him.
His philosophy and his life were marked by his personal childhood and family experience of poverty and exclusion. He became a catholic priest. His life experiences gave him a very original vision of life and of society. He continued to develop this vision by confronting the realities of the world and by talking to people that he met.
The Joseph Wresinski centre gathers together all the texts, photos, videos, and recordings that allows us to discover who Father Joseph Wresinski was, and what he thought and achieved.
