Żgħażagħ Azzjoni Kattolika

Żgħażagħ Azzjoni Kattolika

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Abbreviation	ŻAK, ZAK Malta
Type	Maltese non-profit youth organization and registered NGO
Purpose	Roman Catholic youth organization, Catholic Action
Headquarters	Birkirkara, Malta
Membership	~800 members
Website	zakmalta.org

Żgħażagħ Azzjoni Kattolika (ŻAK) (English: "Youth Catholic Action") is a youth organization as part of the Catholic Action in Malta. It is a wide national organization of the Roman Catholic Church in Malta. ZAK is a member of the Catholic umbrella of youth organizations Fimcap.

Status and organization

As the Roman Catholic faith is predominant in Malta, also ZAK as youth branch of the Maltese Catholic Action plays a central role in Maltese youth work. ZAK is one of the most important youth organizations on Malta. The Youth Partnership of the Council of Europe and the European Commission listed ZAK (together with the Maltese National Youth Council, the Maltese Scouts and the Maltese Guides) as one of the major youth NGO’s that have practical knowledge on needs and expectations of young people. ZAK is one of only 38 chosen NGOs eligible for funding by the Malta Community Chest Fund. In 2005 ZAK won the National Youth Awareness Prize 2005.

Description and activity

ZAK is a branch of the Maltese Catholic Action and its purpose is to provide programs for spiritual, social and personal development. The aim of this process is to affirm an individual in his or her proper identity and involve him or her in relationship with God and others. The structures of ZAK shall assist youth leaders and other young people in the administration of youth work activities and support them to organize group meetings of young people and other activities like summer camps for young people.

See also

• Society of Christian Doctrine