A. J. E. F.
Latin American and US Freemasonry appendant body
A. J. E. F. or Asociación de Jóvenes Esperanza de la Fraternidad (Association of Youth Hope of the Fraternity) is an appendant body to Freemasonry for youth aged 14–21 in Cuba, México, and Latin America.
Initially its local organizations were named Lodges (Logias AJEF), but have been renamed as Talleres (workshops) in order to emphasize that A.J.E.F. is not Masonry, but an appendant body. Each Taller is sponsored by a Masonic Lodge, in both economic and moral support.
It is similar in focus and function to the Order of DeMolay, albeit with stronger ties to Freemasonry.
Structural organization
Originally there was a body named "Consejo Central AJEF" (AJEF Central Council) as a superior body that supervised and organized, and it was conformed by active members of the A.J.E.F. In Mexico, there are not many Central Councils, though they still exist in Tamaulipas and Chiapas.
Every Chapter depends directly from its Lodge and Grand Lodge dispositions, but in order to maintain communication and fraternal working there are many events promoting fraternal activities. Almost every Grand Lodge in Mexico promotes the A.J.E.F. This is uncommon in the United States and in some other Latin American countries.
History
A.J.E.F. was founded in Havana, Cuba on February 9, 1936, by Fernando Suárez Núñez (May 7, 1882–Jan. 24 1946). The first lodge was called "Esperanza" (Hope).
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