Kiwo Ayiti (Creole name) or Mouvement Kiro d'Haïti (French name) a Catholic youth organization in the Haiti. Kiwo Ayiti is a member of the Catholic umbrella of youth organizations

Fimcap 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 organizati ...

History

Kiwo Ayiti was founded in 1960 by

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missionary following the example of the Catholic Belgian youth organization

Chiro Flanders Chiro Flanders ( nl, Chirojeugd Vlaanderen) or simply Chiro, is a Belgian youth organisation, founded on Christian values, active in Flanders, Brussels and Eupen-Malmedy. With more than 100,000 members Chiro is the biggest youth organization in ...

Activities

International partnerships

Kiwo Ayiti is a member of the Catholic umbrella of youth organizations

. Within Fimcap Kiwo Ayiti has got an intercontinental partnership with Chiro Flanders. The partnership includes mutual visits and exchanges about youth work.

Organization

Kiwo Ayiti has about 60,000 children and young people as members. They are directed by about 4,500 youth leaders and meet in about 600 local groups. Kiwo Ayiti is present in all of the ten dioceses of the Roman Catholic church in Haiti. Kiwo Ayiti is structured in the following sections (based on age-groups):

References

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