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Child Rights Awareness Creation Organisation (CRACO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental organisation dedicated to protecting the rights, dignity, safety, and wellbeing of children, while also advancing the welfare of women and vulnerable members of society.

Founded on 15 November 2006 at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria’s premier university, CRACO was established by Mr. Joseph Igwe, then a final-year law student, together with colleagues who were researching child rights issues in Africa. Their studies revealed the alarming prevalence of child abuse, exploitation, neglect, and exclusion across the continent, particularly in Nigeria.

A defining inspiration for the organisation was UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children 2006 report titled “Excluded and Invisible.” This inspired CRACO’s enduring motto:

“Making the Child Included and Visible.”

Today, CRACO operates with volunteers and supporters across Nigeria, with its headquarters in Lagos State, and remains committed to building a future where every child is protected, empowered, and given the opportunity to thrive.

                                                                       

What We Do

CRACO’s work combines prevention, advocacy, education, humanitarian support, and legal intervention.

Child Rights Awareness and Education

We promote child rights through:

  • Public advocacy campaigns
  • Community sensitisation programmes
  • Educational materials and publications
  • School outreach initiatives
  • Lectures, seminars, and workshops
  • Documentaries, music, and film productions
  • Digital and social media engagement

Our school-based programmes equip children and young people with knowledge of their rights and personal safety, helping them recognise and report abuse both online and offline.

Protection of Women and Vulnerable Persons

We recognise that children’s wellbeing is closely connected to the wellbeing of their caregivers. For this reason, CRACO also advocates for the protection of women, especially widows and other vulnerable persons who often face abuse, discrimination, and social injustice. 

Pro Bono Legal Services Through CRACO Solicitors

A unique aspect of CRACO’s work is its dedicated litigation department, CRACO Solicitors, through which we provide free (pro bono) legal services to:

  • Abused children
  • Victims of domestic violence
  • Women facing abuse or oppression
  • Vulnerable and indigent persons who cannot afford legal representation

Working in collaboration with relevant government agencies and our partner, the Children’s Legal Aid Center (CLAC), we intervene in cases involving violations of child rights and gender-based violence. Our legal team assists with reporting, protection measures, investigation support, and where appropriate, the prosecution of offenders.

Through these interventions, many children have been rescued from situations involving sexual abuse, physical violence, emotional abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

Humanitarian Support

CRACO provides assistance to vulnerable children and families through:

  • Welfare interventions
  • Support for less privileged children
  • Donations to orphanages and welfare homes
  • Emergency assistance in deserving cases

Donation of food items and toiletries Orphanage home

Our Global Commitment

CRACO is a proud member of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children and is committed to supporting international efforts aimed at eliminating all forms of violence against children.

We treat every report of child abuse with urgency and compassion, and we remain steadfast in our mission to create a safer society for every child.

Why Your Support Matters

The demand for CRACO’s humanitarian and legal services continues to grow. Every rescue operation, school outreach, awareness campaign, welfare intervention, and court action requires financial and logistical resources.

Your support will help us to:

  • Expand child protection programmes
  • Reach more schools and communities
  • Provide emergency assistance to vulnerable children
  • Support victims of domestic violence
  • Fund pro bono legal representation through CRACO Solicitors
  • Strengthen advocacy against child abuse and exploitation
  • Sustain our humanitarian operations across Nigeria

Join Us in Making a Difference

Every child deserves to be safe, visible, heard, and protected. Every survivor of abuse deserves access to justice. Every vulnerable person deserves dignity and hope.

By supporting CRACO and CRACO Solicitors, you become part of a movement that is transforming lives and building a more just and compassionate society.

Together, we can make the child included and visible.

 
 

CRACO LATEST NEWS

 
Donation of food items and toiletries Orphanage home
Donation of books to a school
Sharing cooked food to less privileged children
Renovating an Orphanage home
Cash gift to underprivileged women
Preparing meal to feed street children
Gift of sanitary pads to school girls
One on One Counselling to children who are victims of abuse
Launch of child rights educational book titled – My Right My Future
Receiving United Nations Award
Children participating in child rights awareness campaign
Child rights sensitisation at motor park in Ikeja Lagos