About us

WHO WE ARE

We are CATACRIF – Children Against torture and Crime Foundation A.K.A. The children Society.

OUR AIM

✓ To help the child rise against abuse of any kind

✓ To display the true innocence of a fragile wailing child

✓ Restoring the child’s lost laughter and self confidence

✓ To shield the child from abuse of any form and societal devalues

✓ To give the child a voice and equip him with skills to guard against detrimental external

and internal factors

OUR VISION

To annihilate the totality of child abuse and have the once timid and hopeless child become the

pillar of many and pride of the country

OUR MANDATE:

✓ To support the child who says no to torture, abuse, and crime

✓ To enhance and showcase the child’s inner potential for a productive life

✓ To give the once hopeless child a future

OUR MOTTO

…touching lives, giving them hope

OUR HISTORY

Children Against Torture and Crime Foundation (CATACRIF) was founded in 2011 by Michael Eziudo Nwachukwu (MEN) in response to the widespread maltreatment, neglect, and sexual abuse of children within homes and communities—issues that were often ignored or normalized.

Having personally witnessed and experienced the long-term effects of child abuse and exploitation, the founder recognized the urgent need for early intervention, awareness, and protection for vulnerable children. What began as a personal mission soon evolved into a structured effort to educate, empower, and protect children from abuse, violence, and exploitation.

Initially operating under the name “The Children Society,” the initiative focused on engaging children in schools and faith-based settings through organized gatherings and clubs. These platforms provided safe spaces where children were educated on recognizing abuse, avoiding victimization, and supporting peers who were emotionally or physically harmed by adults, bullies, or exploitative systems.

As the scope and impact of the work expanded, the need for a formal structure became clear. In 2017, the organization began the process of registering as a non-governmental organization, which was successfully completed in 2020 with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), granting CATACRIF national and international recognition.

Over the years, CATACRIF has carried out child-focused interventions across Lagos, Abuja (FCT), and surrounding communities, combining on-ground outreach with virtual engagement. Today, the Foundation is committed to scaling its impact through strategic partnerships, volunteer engagement, and grant support.

CATACRIF continues to open its doors to volunteers, partners, and donors who share its vision of a society where every child is protected, empowered, and given the opportunity to thrive.

FINANCING

As the foundation is purely a nonprofit making organization, we depend on self financing, contributions and funding from concerned philanthropist, club and society members, from supportive agencies and institutions and from grants, and funds raised from specific projects and invites.

OUR METHODS

In earlier generations, cases of child abuse were far less visible and often undocumented. Today, however, the reality confronting children in the 21st century is deeply troubling. Incidents of rape, molestation, exploitation, torture, coercion, and deprivation of basic rights have risen to alarming levels, leaving lasting scars on individuals, families, and society at large.

Disturbingly, many of these abuses occur within spaces meant to be safe—homes, extended families, and trusted relationships. Reports continue to emerge of children being harmed by parents, relatives, caregivers, and others entrusted with their care. Behind these statistics are countless children whose voices are silenced by fear, manipulation, shame, or lack of awareness. Many do not speak out because they are threatened, misled, or simply do not understand that what is happening to them is wrong.

When abuse goes unreported and unaddressed, its effects do not end with the child. Trauma often carries into adulthood, shaping future relationships and, in some cases, repeating itself across generations. Weak support systems, poor listening environments, and the absence of age-appropriate education—particularly around personal safety and boundaries—have further increased children’s vulnerability. Too often, children are left without a safe space to speak, nowhere to turn, and no one to protect them.

The reality is sobering: the world is not yet safe enough for our children. When parents and guardians fail to educate, listen, and protect, children are left to learn from a world that does not always have their best interests at heart.

This alarming situation is why Children Against Torture and Crime Foundation (CATACRIF) exists.

We are committed to reducing—and ultimately ending—child abuse in all its forms. We exist to be the voice for children who cannot speak, to protect those at risk, to support survivors, and to restore hope where trauma has taken root. Through awareness, advocacy, protection, and rehabilitation, we help children understand their rights, say no to abuse, and believe in a future filled with safety, dignity, and opportunity.

At CATACRIF, our love for children fuels our pursuit of justice. We remain steadfast in our mission to ensure that abuse is no longer normalized, hidden, or tolerated. Our vision is a society where the word “abuse” is erased from the lived experience—and future—of every child. We sure will do this by:

➢ Organizing seminars in halls, schools, churches etc. Give sex education to children and teach parents on how to educate their children on sex and other children related matters

➢ Teaching children the proper things to do when tortured, help build their esteems again by encouraging them through public speaking, alms etc.

➢ Making our helplines always available for easy reach

➢ Building a home to harbor the homeless sick ones or sending them to a good orphanage homes

➢ Having offices nationwide and across the shores

➢ Organizing talent hunt for these children and awarding them prizes, scholarships, etc.

➢ Getting justice for the offended child

➢ Carry out high funded projects to reach children in the most rural communities