Fimcap
| Fédération Internationale des Mouvements Catholiques d'Action Paroissale (Fimcap) |
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| founding | 1962 |
| Seat | Antwerp |
| main emphasis | International umbrella organization of Catholic youth organizations |
| Chair | Ruben Leeman, Marie Lavall (Presidents) |
| people | Wilson de Jesus Mendes (President), Evy Hoeben (General Secretary) |
| Members | 35 associations |
| Website | www.fimcap.org |
The Fédération Internationale des Mouvements Catholiques d'Action Paroissale (Fimcap) is an international umbrella organization of Catholic youth organizations. Fimcap brings together 35 member associations in 33 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia and South America worldwide. It was founded in 1962 and is recognized by the Pontifical Council for the Laity as an international Catholic organization.
history
In 1959, French, Belgian and Dutch Catholic youth organizations worked in Lucerne for the first time on the project of an international union. The first conference of delegates took place in Germany in 1960 as part of the World Eucharistic Congress in Munich. In October 1961 it was founded by eleven associations and at Easter 1962 the Fimcap was formally established. After its recognition in 1976 by the Pontifical Council for the Laity, the Fimcap is an "international Catholic organization" and thus a member of the Conference of the Council.
structure
The highest decision-making body is the World Assembly ( General Assembly ), which consists of delegations from all member associations. It meets every three years in different places. The association is managed by the intercontinental presidium ("intercontinental presidium"), which consists of a female and a male president (if no candidates are available for one gender, the positions can also be filled by two men or two women), a praeses and consists of a Secretary General. The Intercontinental Bureau , which is composed of the Presidium and representatives of the continental associations, meets between the world assemblies.
At the continental level, the associations come together to form continental conferences. The Presidents of the Continental Conferences are members of the Intercontinental Bureau as Fimcap Vice Presidents after confirmation by the World Assembly . Continents without a continental conference send delegates without vice-presidential status to the Intercontinental Bureau .
The general secretariat is located in Antwerp , Belgium. Fimcap has been recognized as an international NGO in Belgium since 2006.
Working languages are English, French and Spanish. The association magazine Link appears four times a year in these languages .
In addition to its membership in the Conference of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, Fimcap is a member of the European Youth Forum .
activities
Every three years Fimcap organizes the World Camp , an international youth camp. At the European level there are exchange events between individual groups of the member associations (roundabouts) , European group leader training (Eurocourse) and Euroclass , a ten-month international youth leader training course.
There are partnerships between individual associations. On November 20th, Fimcap Day will take place in all member associations , on which the international dimension of Catholic youth association work will be experienced on site.
Member associations
Member associations in the German-speaking area are the Catholic Young Community (Germany), the Catholic Young Group Austria and Jungwacht Blauring (Switzerland).
Member associations in Europe
| Surname | country | Number of members |
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| Catholic Young Congregation (KjG) |
 Germany
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80,000 |
| Jungwacht blue ring (Jubla) |
 Switzerland
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31,000 |
| Catholic Young Group Austria (KJSÖ) |
 Austria , Trentino-South Tyrol
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112,000 |
| Zghazagh Azzjoni Kattolika (ZAK) |
 Malta
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900 |
| Forum Degli Oratori Italiani (FOI) |
 Italy
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1,000,000 |
| Frivilligt Drenge- og Pige-Forbund (FDF) |
 Denmark , Schleswig-Holstein
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24,000 |
| Chirojeugd Vlaanderen |
 Belgium
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> 100,000 |
| eRko |
 Slovakia
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8,900 |
| La FACEL - Fédération des Associations Culturelles Educatives et de Loisirs |
 France
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| Jong Nederland |
 Netherlands
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10,000 |
| Coordinació Catalana de Colònies, Casals i Clubs d'Esplai (CCCCCE) |
 Catalonia
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30,000 |
| Ateitis |
 Lithuania
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3,000 |
| Asociația Grupurilor Locale de Tineret (AGLT) |
 Romania
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| Katolikus Ifjúsági Mozgalom (KIM) |
 Hungary
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Member Associations in Asia
| Surname | country | Number of members |
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| Chiro Youth Movement Philippines |
 Philippines
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| Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM) |
 India
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| Kithu Dana Pubuduwa |
 Sri Lanka
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| Hatsal Youth Ministry Institute |
 South Korea
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Member Associations in Latin America
| Surname | country | Number of members |
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| Juventud Parroquial Chilean |
 Chile
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| Kiwo D'Haiti |
 Haiti
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| Niños Perseverantes Paraguayos Católico |
 Paraguay
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Member Associations in Africa
Web links
Footnotes
- ^ Pontifical Council for the Laity: List of international associations and associations of believers
- ↑ See Fimcap: History ( Memento from April 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on July 8, 2009.
- ↑ See Fimcap: History ( Memento from April 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on July 8, 2009.
- ^ Fimcap: Fimcap Link Magazine , accessed July 8, 2009.
- ↑ See Fimcap: Network ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Accessed July 8, 2009.
- ↑ Cf. Fimcap: Activities of Fimcap ( Memento of March 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on July 8, 2009.
- ↑ See Fimcap: European member organizations ( Memento of August 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on July 8, 2009.
- ↑ Homepage of Fimcap: FOI ( Memento from October 24, 2015 in the web archive archive.today )
- ↑ DeStandard: Chiro is the biggest youth movement
