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ATD Fourth World is a member of the International Movement ATD Fourth World, a non-governmental organisation founded in France in 1957 by Joseph Wresinski (1917-1988).

The International Movement ATD Fourth World Belgium
Bolivia
Burkina Faso
Canada
Central Africa Republic
Spain
Switzerland
France
Germany
Guatemala
Haiti
Ireland
Isle Maurice
Italy
Ivory Cost
Luxemburg
Madagascar
Netherlands
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Senegal
Tanzania
Taiwan
Thailand
United Kingdom
United States of America throughout Europe, America, Africa and Asia. It works with affiliated organisations in 90 other countries and has over 100,000 members worldwide. 400 full-time volunteers working around the world are engaged long-term in supporting anti-poverty programmes run by the organisation.


The organisation is committed to representing people living in poverty at an international level. It has general consultative status with UNICEF, UNESCO, ECOSOC, the International Labour Organization and the Council of Europe and has a permanent delegation at the European Union.

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The Institute for Research and Training in Human Relations undertakes research work and provides training for those working in the anti-poverty field at an international level.

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