strategy
Assisting families in poverty
Synonyms:
Relieving family poverty Implementation:
The International Movement ATD Fourth World has three major lines of action: (1) Grass roots presence and involvement among very poor families and communities, in housing estates, slums and shanty towns; (2) Research into poverty undertaken with the people concerned (3) Campaigning and mobilizing public opinion at local, national and international level. Narrower:
Reuniting familiesSponsoring a grandparentSponsoring a grandparentUpgrading settlements and urban slumsImproving literacy amongst the destituteUsing child labour when families are very poorAssisting those in conditions of environmental poverty Facilitated by:
Studying causes of family povertyUsing tree-based subsistence farmingResearching effects of poor living conditionsMeeting biomass energy needs of the poor with re-afforestation Problems:
Family povertyValues:
Poverty Organizations:
International Movement ATD Fourth World Subjects:
Society → FamilySociety → Disadvantaged
Type Classification:
G: Very Specific strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
