At various intervals and for specific purposes, CRY has initiated, launched, organised campaigns to amplify the voice of children and their rights. These campaigns range from influencing child-friendly policies to rehabilitation efforts in disaster and natural calamities to creating awareness on the situation of children. We invite you to join us in these movements. Your support is crucial to bring about social change in the lives of children and their communities, especially the marginalised.

 

CRY is now Child Rights and You

To highlight our belief in justice for all India's children and to make a quantum shift in the awareness of child rights we changed our name. From April 1, 2006, CRY now stands for Child Rights and You. More...

There's no stopping the Girl Child

It is heartening to know that the 21st century has provided a no-stops mode for the educated, middle class Indian girl to mature into a woman who builds her own dreams and excels in various fields. Yet, there is a vast majority of women, who by accident of being born underprivileged have been left out in the cold. For them there are many ifs and buts and hurdles to be crossed...More

Eliminate Discrimination, not the Girl Child

India is a land of contrasts - on the one hand we have women who head political alliances, corporations, are cutting edge professionals and on the other, the complete denial of their very existence. More...

The Right to Education

The constitution of India declares that "the state shall provide free and compulsory education to all children in the age of 6-14 yrs". But, nearly 60 years after Independence, India still has less than 50% of children (6-14 yrs) go to school. Volunteer your time, skills, sign the charter or simply spread the message. More...

CRY - Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Elections

CRY with its 28 years of working with and for children has formulated a charter of demands - 'Child Rights First' - to restore to children their basic rights. In the BMC elections [Feb 3, 2007], we urge you to ask our representatives to make 'Child Rights First' their election agenda and motto. More...

 

CRY - Tamil Nadu State Elections                         

Give voice to child rights in the Tamil Nadu state elections. Blog, Poll, Pledge your support. More...

CRY- Jammu & Kashmir Earthquake Rehabilitation Efforts.

In regions of Jammu & Kashmir, devastated by the earthquake in October this year, CRY initiates rehabilitation efforts so children can reconnect with their education and their childhood. More...

The Right to survival, don't girl children have it too!

The basic rights to survival, development, protection, participation are guaranteed to all children including the girl child, so why are they deprived of a chance to life itself, to a childhood? More...

CRY-Maharashtra Floods Relief efforts

Rains and floods in Maharashtra on July 26 and their aftermath have left many families homeless. Many of you have contacted us seeking to provide help. We are in touch with CRY partner NGOs across Maharashtra to ascertain exactly what their needs are. More...

SAY NO TO CHILD LABOUR

Children should be carrying books, not bricks. They should be playing with footballs, not stitching them. They should be sitting inside classrooms, instead of sweeping them. April 30, is Anti-Child Labour Day. Find out about child labour in India and what you can do to make a difference. More...

CRY-Tsunami Relief and Rehabilitation Efforts

Like the rest of the world, CRY, our NGO partners and the communities we work with in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are reeling from the impact of the tsunami and its after-effects. More...

CRY 25 years
		25 years ago, in 1979, 7 friends got together, raised 50 rupees and started the organisation called CRY Child Relief and You. The journey has been long and rewarding. As we celebrated our 25th anniversary, we invite you to recommit yourself to the movement for child rights in India. Read about the past, our future plans, the activities organized for the anniversary campaign and participate in this freedom movement for child rights. More...
		CRY's 25th year celebration culminated with the "CRY Telethon for child rights" held on January 26, 2005 More...

In the XIV Lok Sabha elections 2004, CRY organized an Election Advocacy Campaign to amplify the rights of children. The campaign was to urge citizens to make child rights an integral part of their agendas / manifestos. More...

 

 

CRY Milestone Campaign

In October 2003, we launched our new corporate campaign, CRY Milestones. A departure from earlier CRY communication, the Milestones Campaign doesn't just depict the situation of underprivileged children, but also tells the story of transformation that CRY has been able to bring about, and establishes the reach and permanence of impact that CRY has had on the lives of the children (the "milestones") and their communities.

- From bonded labourer to village pradhan (chief), CRY Milestone Subhag Lal

- From beggar to employer, CRY Milestone Hanumant Adagale

- From the red light area to Government School Teacher,CRY Milestone Rina

Special Days

In a year, there are many occasions, festive and otherwise, that each of us celebrates or participates in. CRY would like to introduce to you yet another set of days. These are socially relevant days. CRY invites you to be part of them in whatever way you can because if there are enough of us that care, we can make a difference. More...