Kiro Congo

The Kiro Congo (KCD) is a Catholic youth organization in the Democratic Republic of Congo.^[1] It is one of the more important youth movements in the country.^[2] Kiro Congo is a member of the Catholic umbrella of youth organizations Fimcap.^[3][4]

Kiro Congo

Abbreviation	KCD
Formation	11 November 1947
Type	Congolese non-profit youth organization
Purpose	Catholic youth organization
Headquarters	DRC
Location	DRC
Membership	55,000

History

Kiro was founded on 11 November 1947.^[1][3] The youth movement grew quickly in the 1950s. In 1957 already about 150 Kiro groups existed in the Democratic Republic of Congo.^[4][5] In 1960 Kiro had already about 240 boys' and girls' groups with approximately 17,000 individual members.^[4]

Organization

Kiro Congo is structured in the following sections (based on age-groups):^[6][7]

Age group	Name of section
6 – 12 years	"(Pré-) Bakayouki"
12 – 14 years	"Youpi"
14 – 16 years	"Gens"
16 years and older	"Aspis"

Activities

• Meetings in local groups
• Games, songs, sports, dancing
• Pastoral and spiritual activities on Saturday and Sunday
• Educational activities^[6]
• International partnerships^[8][9]

Intercontinental cooperation

• The work of Kiro Congo is supported by the Flemish NGO Broederlijk Delen.^[7]
• Kiro Congo is a member of the Catholic umbrella of youth organizations Fimcap.^[3][4]