Established in 1979 as Child Relief and You, now Child Rights and You, CRY was started by Rippan Kapur who dreamt of ensuring happier childhoods for India’s children. In just over 4 decades, CRY has been able to create a positive impact on the lives of over 3 million children in the age group of 0-18 years, with having presence in 19 states.
Working with some of the most marginalized and vulnerable children, within their communities and their family structures – CRY aims to address the root causes of why children are kept away from their basic rights and to find solutions that are sustainable.The broad areas of CRY’s work includes:
1. Health and Nutrition – CRY works to ensure that children get access to proper healthcare and facilities.
2. Education – The project team not only works with children and their families to help them understand the crucial role education plays in breaking out of the circle of poverty but also works to activate schools and strengthen existing ones.
3. Protection – This is one of the other areas that CRY takes on across its programmatic areas and this work is centered around child labour, child marriage, trafficking, and ensuring children are not exploited and vulnerable.
4. Participation – CRY also works towards providing children with a platform where they can voice their concerns and issues and support each other.
