CRY's role is that of an enabler, a catalyst between two groups of people.
[a] development organisations and individuals working at grassroots-level with marginalised children, their families and communities,
                                                       AND
[b] people like you, coming together from all walks of life who believe in the rights of children.

 We harness the support, money, time, skills of millions of Indians worldwide who could provide resources and thousands of dedicated fieldworkers across India struggling to function for lack of them.  As such, we are an 'enabling' organisation, as opposed to an 'implementing' one.

Our emphasis is on supporting small, nascent initiatives. Over time, as each grows and achieves stability the nature and quantum of the support provided evolves. At the other end of the spectrum, the Rippan Kapur CRY Fellowship Programme (introduced in memory of our late founder) seeks to enable motivated individuals starting a career in grassroots development work to make a beginning.

In almost three decades, CRY has enabled communities in villages and slums across 18 states in India to work towards addressing the root causes of issues like deprivation, adult unemployment, exploitation and abuse - that constrain the rights of children.

By mobilising these communities CRY along with its NGO partners have ensured over 1,500,000 children across India with opportunities they could not dream of. None of these micro-miracles would have been possible without the active involvement and support CRY experienced from more than 150,000 individuals like you and organisations in India and overseas.

To share some indicators of CRY's impact in 2008-09:

• Covered over 6700 villages and slums across India
• 761, 167 children were impacted through our programmes 
• 1376 government primary schools were revived and retained (where previously revived)
• 558 government primary schools maintained 100% retention of students
• 380 Panchayats had active Village Education Committees
• 38169 children were mainstreamed into government primary schools
• 762 Panchayats with active Village Health Committees
• 481 villages were made 100% free from child labour
• 1641 children's groups were formed and strengthened