Abbreviation | Chiro |
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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 |
Chiro Flanders (Dutch: Chirojeugd Vlaanderen) or simply Chiro, is a Belgian youth organisation, founded on Christian values, active in Flanders, Brussels and Eupen-Malmedy.[5] With more than 100,000 members Chiro is the biggest youth organization in Belgium.[6] 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.[7]