Catholic Youth Organization Ghana

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National Catholic Youth Organization Ghana
Abbreviation	CYO Ghana
Type	Ghanaian non-profit youth organization
Purpose	Catholic youth organization
Headquarters	Ghana
Location	Ghana
Membership	22,000 members

The Catholic Youth Organization Ghana (CYO Ghana) is a Catholic youth organization in Ghana.^[1]^[2]^[3] CYO Ghana is a member of the Catholic umbrella of youth organizations Fimcap.^[4]

History

CYO Ghana was founded on 22 August 1948.^[4]

Organization

CYO Ghana is structured in the following sections (based on age-groups):^[4]

Age group	Name of section
6 – 11 years	"infant jesus"
12 – 17 years	"young apostles"
18 years and older	"christian soldiers"
leaders	"officers"

References

^ Sundkler, Bengt; Steed, Christopher (2000-05-04). A History of the Church in Africa. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521583428.
^ "CYO faces logistics, financial challenges - Bishop Anokye". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
^ Abrefah, Kwame Attakorah. "Youth Development In Ghana: Challenging The Traditional Approaches And Rethinking Holistic Strategy". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
^ ^a ^b ^c "CYO Ghana". fimcap.org. Archived from the original on 2016-10-16. Retrieved 2016-06-08.

International Federation of Catholic Parochial Youth Movements (Fimcap)

Members

Africa	Chiro Burundi (Burundi) Catholic Youth Organisation Nigeria (Nigeria) Catholic Youth Organisation Sierra Leone (Sierra Leone) Catholic Youth Organization Ghana (Ghana) Kiro Congo (Republic of Congo) Namibian Catholic Youth League (Namibia) Xaveri Burundi (Burundi) Xaveri Congo (Republic of Congo) Xaveri Rwanda (Rwanda) Xaveri South Africa (South Africa/Lesotho)

Americas	Juventud Parroquial Chilena (Chile) Kiwo Ayiti (Haiti) Niños Perseverantes Paraguayos Católico (NIPPAC) (Paraguay)

Asia	Chiro Youth Movement Philippines (Philippines) Hatsal (South Korea) Indian Catholic Youth Movement (India) Kithu Dana Pubuduwa (Sri Lanka)

Europe

Partners and
cooperations

European Youth Forum
International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organisations
European Fellowship
Africa Europe Youth Summit
Pontifical Council for the Laity
Religions for Peace
Initiative of Christians for Europe
European Interfaith Youth Network (EIYN)
COYA (Catholic Organizations for Youth in Asia)
Network of International Youth Organizations in Africa
Broederlijk Delen
MIJARC Europe

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and meetings

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