KERALA

History

Runner to AICUF was ‘The Malabar Catholic Youth League’ founded in 1915 in 1915 by Fr. D. Honore, s.j. in the west coast. In 1929 the Malabar Catholic League merged with CYMG to form CYMF, AICUF’s intervention on issues has made a tremendous impact on the Kerala socio-religious and political milieu. Eminent persons like Frs. Samuel Rayan, Joseph Kizhakkedam, Sebastian Painadath, Joseph Kottukapally, Paul Valiakandathil, Dominic Gomez and Joe James guided the activities of AICUF effectively throughout the years.

1946

On 13^th October, AICUF unit of the St. Albert’s Ernakulam was affiliated by Fr. Carty to the South India Catholic University Federation and to the ‘Pax Romana’.

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1989

19^th – 22^nd, August, Leadership-cum-Training Camp, held at St. Joseph’s Boys High School, Calicut.

State Convention held at Chaithaya Pastoral Center, Kottayam. More than 100 students, full-timers and advisers from 5 regions of Kerala attended.

Theme: ‘A historical Analysis of Dalit Christian Issues’.

Kerala AICUF has two regions – South Kerala and North Kerala. South Kerala further divided into four zones – Trivandrum, Kollam, Alapuzha and Ernakulam. North Kerkala region also divided into four zones – Trichur, Irinjalakuda, Palakkad and Kozhikode with 42 units and in the state, of which 22 are college units and the rest are local units.

 “In the context of Kerala, membership may be extended to matriculated students, doing an academic course lasting at least one year and approved by the Government”

Kerala State Policy Document.

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1997

Kerala AICUF and other Organisation

 “AICUF had a friendly relationship with many youth organization like the Kerala Catholic Youth Movement (KCYM), Jesus Youth etc. AICUF supports the “struggle of the oppressed’ conducted by the organizations like Programme for Community Organisation  (PCO), Fishermen Development Society (FIDES) and the Kerala Sasthra Sahitya Parishad, which studies the Economic, socio-cultural dimension of Kerala in a scientific way. AICUF co-operates with all these organizations in their work for a just society”.

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