Type | Congolese non-profit youth organization |
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Purpose | Catholic youth organization |
Headquarters | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Location | |
Membership | 42,000 |
Xaveri Congo is a Catholic youth organization in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [1] [2] [3] Xaveri Congo is part of the African Xaveri Movement and a member of the Catholic umbrella of youth organizations Fimcap. [4]
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). [5] Unlike the scouts Xaveri considers itself an apostolic movement. [6]