How CRO Started?

How CRO Started?

In 2013, a number of Circassain activists began serious discussions about the situation of Circassians, in the diaspora in general and in Syria in particular, and ways to help the Circassians in crises, so a group of 478 activists was formed to further discuss the situation of Circassians in the diaspora.
The discussions in this group resulted in forming a commission of 36 members to study the feasibility of establishing an international Circassian entity.

The commission held a meeting in which a decision was made by voting to establish an organization and name it as the “Circassian Repatriation Organization” (CRO). The objectives and mission of the Organization were also discussed and defined in this meeting, and a founding board of directors was elected. The main roles of
this board were to set the organization’s policies, carry out registration
procedures, and build the organization’s website.

The organization was officially registered on February 10, 2014 in Ontario, Canada, and the organization began accepting members in August 2014.

The first annual meeting was held on March 14, 2015 and the first board of directors was elected. Since that time the organization has been working towards its objectives through its programs and activities.