Xaveri Rwanda
| Type | Rwandan non-profit youth organization |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Catholic youth organization |
| Headquarters |
 RWA |
| Location | |
Membership | 28,000 |
Xaveri Rwanda is a Catholic youth organization in the Rwanda.[1] Xaveri Rwanda is part of the African Xaveri Movement and a member of the Catholic umbrella of youth organizations Fimcap.[2]
History
On 31 October 1990 Xaveri signed together 16 other youth movements and the Episcopal Pastoral Commission in Rwanda a joint statement condemned the aggression of armed gangs of the NRA and the Ugandan regular Army and especially also the forced enlistment of children for these violent activities.[3]
In 2015 Xaveri Rwanda hosted the Fimcap World Camp. The camp thematized Children's Rights as well as the recent dark chapter in the history of Rwanda, the Genocide in Rwanda.[4]
References
- ↑ Riot, Thomas (2015-05-03). "A Roundabout Revolution: Rethinking the Decolonization of Rwanda by the Practices of the Catholic Scouting Movement, 1954–1964". The International Journal of the History of Sport. 32 (7): 939–951. doi:10.1080/09523367.2015.1044299. ISSN 0952-3367.
- ↑ "Xaveri Rwanda". fimcap.org. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ↑ Musabyimana, Gaspard (2006). "The international character of the Rwandan conflict: Expert report requested by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in: "The Prosecutor v. Protais Zigiranyirazo"" (PDF).
- ↑ "World Camp 2015 Rwanda". Fimcap. 2015.
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