Who We Are & What We Do
FOICJMA (Friends of ICJM Australia) is a non-profit charitable institution based in Sydney. It is registered in NSW with an elected council who controls and manages the affairs of the association. Membership is open, Australia wide, to any individual interested in ICJM and willing to support it.
Mission
Our purpose is to support the Institut Cardinal Jean Margeot (ICJM) in their mission to eliminate the structural causes of poverty in Mauritius and to promote the integral development of the poor.
Vision
“Development cannot be limited to mere economic growth alone. In order to be authentic, it must be complete: integral, that is, it has to promote the good of every person and of the whole person”
Pope Paul VI
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Integral Human Development as a concept helps us to understand the multi-dimensional nature of human development to address structural inequalities and see individuals facing extreme poverty in the context of family and community.
About ICJM
The Institut Cardinal Jean Margeot - ICJM was launched in 2009 in Mauritius. Named after Cardinal Jean-Margeot, the institute was set up to continue his legacy. During his episcopate (1968-1993) he initiated several programs touching on various dimensions of integral human development. Therefore, all the fields of training proposed by ICJM were either launched by the Cardinal himself or promoted by him.
Integral Human Development [IHD] is defined as the holistic development of the human person, covering all aspects of life: social, economic, political, cultural, personal and spiritual. It promotes the dignity of the human person, equality between every person and the common good of all people in the community.