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News and Events
Relief and Rehabilitation Work in Malda
AICUFers collected and distributed relief
materials in cash and kind to the Malda flood victims in 1998. AICUF
built 50 houses in different villages of Malda. During a summer work
camp in 2000, AICUFers built one relief center and a school for two
different villages in Malda. They distributed study materials to the
poor students.
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AICUF
The ALL INDIA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY FEDERATION
is a University Student Movement
begun in 1924 by Jesuit Fathers.
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Fr. Felix with Mother Teresa |
It is an All India Movement with a membership of 35,000 students in 300
units in 12 States. It is affiliated to the International Movement of
Catholic Students (IMCS), Pax Romana, and has its National office in
Chennai: AICUF House, 52, Sterling Road, Nungampakam, Chennai - 600 034.
The AICUF works through University students who as a team want to do
something for their growth and the society in which they live. The AICUF
members draw their inspiration from the life and person of Jesus Christ.
Their motto is "We are born in an unjust
society and we are determined not to leave it as we have found it"
The AICUF has been at work in West Bengal since 1948 organizing social
service activities, study sessions and seminars, leadership and exposure
camps, surveys, retreats, etc. The major activities are the annual state
level leadership camps held during the Summer & Puja vacations and the
annual AICUF DAY celebration.
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AICUF Convention - 2006 |
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AIMS & OBJECTIVES
- To motivate students to become involved in studies, research and
activities linked to broader social issues and struggles with a view
to becoming a creative and critical force within the university /
college.
- To enable students to develop a critical awareness through
analysis of the Bengal, Indian and World situation, to cultivate a
deep and genuine concern for the oppressed and marginalized and to
effectively commit themselves to the task of building a new and just
society.
- To enable students to play a prophetic role in society through a
living and critical understanding of their faith, drawing inspiration
from the Bible and their prayer life, personal and communication.
- To help students evolve a spirituality rooted in God, which
flourishes in a rich humanization through the praxis:
Involvement-Reflection-Involvement.
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Fr. Babu Beckers
Veteran AICUF Adviser |
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