For the past three years, the Youth Justice in Action campaign in Sierra Leone has made gains in impacting communities, and changing the lives and shaping destinies of young people. Some of the achievements include:

• Greater awareness amongst young people of national and international juvenile justice standards;
• Through the campaign, government has increased its willingness to work with civil society organisations to improve the situation of young people in conflict with the law;
• Strategic partnerships have been formed with other organisations, eg the coalition on the Rights of the Child, Sierra Leone Chapter;
• The Sierra Leone YMCA has strengthened its capacity to work on youth justice issues and to position itself as a credible organisation defending the rights of young people in conflict with the law;
• Through the YMCA Youth Justice Campaign, young people lobbied on and influenced the passing of the Child Rights Bill, now being passed into a law known as the Child Rights Act, 2007; and
• Young people have greater understanding of their rights and responsibilities and where to go when their rights are violated.