Membership 42,000 | Founded 1952 | |
Location Democratic Republic of Congo Purpose Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) Type of business Congolese non-profit youth organization Similar Catholic Youth Organizat, Katolikus Ifjúsági Mozgalom, eRko – Hnutie kresťansk | ||
Xaveri Congo is a Catholic youth organization in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Xaveri Congo is part of the African Xaveri Movement and a member of the Catholic umbrella of youth organizations Fimcap.
History
Xaveri Congo was founded in 1952/53 in Congo. The foundation of Xaveri Congo was also the beginning of the African Xaveri Movement that spread also to different other African countries like Burundi (Xaveri Burundi), Rwanda (Xaveri Rwanda) and South Africa (Xaveri South Africa). Unlike the scouts Xaveri regarded itself as apostolic movement.
References
Xaveri Congo Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA