Chiro

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This page is about the Flemish youth organisation; for the Ethiopian district, see Chiro (woreda); for the TV series character see Chiro (fictional character).

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Chirojeugd Vlaanderen
Abbreviation Chiro
Formation 1934[1]
Type Belgian non-profit youth organization
Purpose Catholic youth organization
Headquarters Antwerp,  Belgium
Membership
 >100,000 members[2]
founder
 Jos Cleymans [3][4]
Website https://chiro.be/english

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Chiro Flanders is a Flemish youth organisation, founded on Christian values, now only tenuously held, with 94,311 members.[5] While mainly focusing on having fun, it also aims at developing youngsters' responsibility and skills. Chiro is a member of the umbrella of Catholic youth organizations Fimcap.

Name

The name Chiro is a combination of the Greek letters chi (χ) and rho (ρ), which are the first letters of Christos, the Greek form of Christ. It was introduced by Jos Cleymans in an issue of Het Katholiek Patronaat, describing the youth of Chiro (Chirojeugd). At first, it was only about a new way to entertain children on Sunday, while also teaching Catholic values. In 1941 Cleymans and some of his fellow priests founded the organization.

Structure

The members are divided into several sections according to their age. This division is not strict and not always applied in every individual group.

  • Ribbels: 6–8 years old (not in every Chiro group)
  • Speelclub: 8–10 years old, if there are ribbels, else 6–9 years old
  • Rakwi: 10–12 years old, if there are ribbels, else 9–12 years old (rakkers (boys) & kwiks (girls))
  • Tito: 12–14 years old (tippers (girls) & toppers (boys))
  • Keti: 14–16 years old (kerels (boys) & tiptiens (girls))
  • Aspi(rant): 16–18 years old

Notable Chiro members

For a more elaborated list, please refer to the Chiro website.[6]

Chiro Organizations worldwide

Belgian Missionaries brought the ideas of Chiro into third-world countries. Today there are Chiro organizations in the Philippines (since 1952),[7] Burundi, South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, D. R. Congo (as "Kiro")[8] and Haiti (as "Mouvement Kiro D'Haiti", since 1960).[9]

All these organizations – including the original Chirojeugd Vlaanderen – are member organizations of Fimcap, which is an Umbrella organization of catholic youth organizations.

External links

References

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  2. ↑ De Standaard: Chiro blijft grootste jeugdbeweging
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