Junior Chamber International

For USJC, see United States Junior Chamber.

Junior Chamber International
AbbreviationJCI
Formation13 October 1915;
109 years ago (1915-10-13)
FounderHenry Giessenbier
Founded atSt. Louis, Missouri
TypeNGO
HeadquartersChesterfield, Missouri, United States[1]
Coordinates38°39′20″N 90°33′24″W / 38.65556°N 90.55667°W / 38.65556; -90.55667
Area served
Worldwide
MethodsCommunity service
Membership (2019)
160,000+
Official language
  • All languages adopted by individual National Organizations as their official languages are the official languages of JCI
Secretary General
Monaco Kevin Hin[2]
World President
Kaveen Kumar Kumaravel (2024)
Staff22 (in 2020)
Websitejvc.jci.cc
JCI world headquarters in the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield

Junior Chamber International, commonly referred to as JCI, is a non-profit international non-governmental organization[1] of young people between 18 and 40 years old. It has members in about 127 countries, and regional or national organizations in most of them.[3]

The first local Junior Chamber chapter was founded in 1915, but the international umbrella organization Junior Chamber International (JCI) was founded in Mexico in 1944. It has consultative status with the Council of Europe, with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and with UNESCO.[1] It encourages young people to become active citizens and to participate in efforts towards social and economic development, international cooperation, good-will, and understanding.[1]

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  2. ^ "What We Do - JCI". jci.cc. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
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