Movement for Youth & Children’s Rights Organization (MYCRO) was formed out of the survey conducted by its founding members on the rights and responsibilities of children in the Lumley Community, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
The rights of Youth & Children were not functional in about four communities, where MYCRO was operating. The Sierra Leone version of the rights of the child as a statutory act provided in the Sierra Leone child right Act 2007 highlights the formation of the child welfare committees- (CWC) and child panels; these were not evident in the 4 communities. It was against this background that the Movement for Youth and Children’s Right Organsation was formed to help complement the efforts of Government and Organizations in Sierra Leone.