Fimcap
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| Abbreviation | FIMCAP |
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| Formation | April 22, 1962 |
| Type | INGO |
| Purpose | International umbrella organization of catholic youth organizations |
| Headquarters |
Antwerpen,  Belgium
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Membership
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35 unions |
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Presidents
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James Dsouza Lourdes B. Galeano Cuellar |
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Praeses
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continental chaplains |
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Secretary-General
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Evy Hoeben |
| Website | www.fimcap.org |
The Fimcap, which is short for Fédération Internationale des Mouvements Catholiques d’Action Paroissiale (French for "International Federation of Catholic Parochial Youth Movements"), is an umbrella organization for Catholic youth organizations. It has got 36 member organizations who are based in 33 countries. The Fimcap was founded in 1962 and is recognised as an official catholic organization by the Pontifical Council for the Laity. Fimcap is also a full member of the European Youth Forum.
Already in 1959, French, Belgian and Dutch youth organizations had been working on the project of an international pooling. In 1960, the first delegate conference was held in Munich in the course of the 1960 Eucharistic Congress. In October 1961 eleven youth associations founded Fimcap. The foundation was proclaimed in public on Easter 1962.
Since its recognition through the Holy See in 1976, the Fimcap is an "International Catholic Organization" (ICO) and registered at the Council of Laity in Rome.
Since 2006 the Fimcap is being recognised as International nongovernmental organization by the Belgian government.
Activities in Europe
Fimcap is an international association of youth organizations for children, adolescents and young adults in all over the world. As young people, youth organizations and youth work are confronted with different challenges, Fimcap and its members work together politically to identify and advocate the interests of children, adolescents and young adults within church, society and politics; to guarantee and improve the quality youth work of our member organizations and FIMCAP and to participate in shaping the future world and society, preserve our planet for future generations and guarantee good conditions for future generations. FIMCAP sees sustainable and responsible planning and acting, fair social and economic chances, quality education, peace, charity and solidarity as elementary requirements to achieve this. This involvement is motivated by the Christian beliefs of FIMCAP and its members and the shared FIMCAP values.
Fimcap Europe
The highest gremium of the Fimcap is its General Assembly which comes together every three years. Every member organization sends a delegation to the General Assembly.
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