"hard to talk about, but when I did start to talk to others I felt no different from them and I wasn’t embarrassed" - "days without bread are the longest days" - "being undocumented, so for you I don’t exist" - "my children inheriting my poverty" - "waking up in bad housing conditions which saps the will to do anything" - "every agency wanting the same papers. And more photocopies every time" - "constant pressure. It wears you down. Nobody prepared me for living in such harsh conditions" - "being paid regularly, but my debts still mounting up anyway" - "stealing our future by keeping us out of touch with the knowledge-based society" - "being old and living alone. I am sick. I am afraid of loneliness … I cry a lot but try to look calm and collected when I go out." - "working full-time, but … not earning enough to make a decent living" - "what really wears homeless people out is time. Always waiting, always being on the go…"

ATD QUART MONDE (ATD QUART MONDE )

The International Movement ATD Fourth World is a non-governmental organization with no religious or political affiliation which engages with individuals and institutions to find solutions to eradicate extreme poverty. Working in partnership with people in poverty, ATD Fourth World’s human rights-based approach focuses on supporting families and individuals through its grass-roots presence and involvement in disadvantaged communities, in both urban and rural areas, creating public awareness of extreme poverty and influencing policies to address it.

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