The Knowledge of People in Poverty
Online documentation portal
By opening its documentation portal to the general public, the Joseph Wresinski Archives and Research Centre is putting (…) Read more
The Goldfinch
One event from my childhood
left profound repercussions in my life.
It happened at a time when horrible poverty had hit our (…) Read more
Restoring their history to the poorest
The history of the poorest people is relayed to others only when they feature in the lives of the non-poor: (…) Read more
Keeping alive the hopes of humanity
When I arrived in the camp in Noisy-le-Grand, I encountered families facing defeat, families with the words ‘suffering’ and ‘misery’ (…) Read more
Ho hafa ny rahampitso…
Ahoana ny fomba hilazana aminareo ny fitaintainan’ireny fianakaviana ireny
amin’ny fotoanan’ny ririnina
rehefa tapahin’ny fitondrana ny jiro sy ny gazy,
ka tsy misy (…) Read more
A profound love for humanity
Published as an editorial in the Revue Igloos, No. 44, January-February 1969, this text was announced as a “reflection on (…) Read more
Toran’ny hehy ny fahantrana
Noho izy miankina amin’ny olon-dehibe sy ny tontolo iainany,
dia mahantra daholo ny ankizy rehetra eran-tany.
Na zanaky ny mpanana izy na (…) Read more
Time is pressing …
Time is pressing
It is time to understand that there is no celebration that is not a celebration for all.
It is (…) Read more
A State of Emergency for Children
Since the end of the 1970s, and in particular during the Year of the Child in 1979, the (ATD) Fourth (…) Read more
Everything came from a shared life
In his interview with Gilles Anouil, Father Joseph Wresinski recounts the beginnings of the ATD Fourth World Movement in the (…) Read more