International Movement for the Apostolate of Children

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The International Movement for the Apostolate of Children ( en .: International Movement of the Apostolate of Children (IMAC); fr .: Mouvement International d'Apostolat des Enfants (MIDADE); es .: Movimento International de Apostolado de los Niños (MIDADEN)) is an association of believers in the Roman Catholic Church recognized by the Pontifical Council for the Laity as a spiritual community of lay people . It was founded in 1966 and has an advisory role at the UN , UNICEF and the International Labor Organization (ILO). The movement is represented in 53 countries and reaches around 2 million children in total.

history

The spiritual father of the movement is the priest Gaston Courtois , who in 1936 created the forerunner “Cœurs vaillants et Âmes vaillantes” ( de .: “Brave hearts and brave souls”). In 1956 this organization was renamed “Action catholique de l'Enfance” (ACE) (de .: “Catholic Action Childhood”). After the expansion, beyond the borders of France , it formed an "International Commission", which in 1962 led to the first international meeting of the ACE. At the second meeting in 1966 in Rome, MADADE was officially founded. The Holy See issued the so-called "Office of the International Movement for the Kinderapostolat" in 1973 to be recognized as an international organization of pontifical right. The non-governmental organization is an advisory member of the Economic and Social Council of the UN, UNICEF and the ILO.

Self-image

The movement serves evangelism and popular education , it is committed to the growth of children. Its aim is to impart a qualification for teaching apostolic ministries. The educational methodology developed for this is based on the opinion that the child is already an independent person and therefore has the ability to change its environment. The focus is on "seeing-judging-acting-celebrating", it helps the children to get over difficulties and to recognize the diversity of the environment. The game is understood as the first level of learning.

Organization and dissemination

The management body of MIDADE is the General Assembly, at which the delegates deliberate every four years. From this the “International Equipe” (IE), a kind of “Executive Council”, is elected, which consists of the President, three Vice-Presidents, two General Secretaries and the Church Assistant . One can belong to the movement as a member, observer or interlocutor. Reaching around 2 million children in over 53 countries ( Africa , Asia , Europe , the Middle East , North America , Oceania and South America ). The organization is headquartered in Le Plessis-Robinson ( France ). The movement publishes the magazine "Enfants en mouvement" every six months in three languages ​​(English, French and Spanish)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Address by Pope Paul VI. To the members of the Office of the International Movement for the Apostolate of Children (MIDADE) (February 21, 1973) (French), accessed May 18, 2014 [1]