Child Welfare Society - CRY

CRY - Child Rights and You amplifies the voice of children. CRY believe childern are very special and consider them as the citizens in their own right. Also, CRY do not believe in charity.

CRY says changing the life of children is not an impossible task but the only thing is that the children, their parents and communities should be well informed about their rights. They should also be in touch with the local government bodies to explain the root causes of the problems, they are facing in their daily lives.

We at CRY believe that the "child rights" approach is the most effective way to increase awareness and enlist greater support for children, as opposed to the 'relief' approach which treats children as objects of sympathy.

Cry found the following in India:

46% of children in India are underweight, 38% stunted and 19% wasted their fate [National Family Health Survey, 2007]

53% children in India reported having faced sexual abuse [Ministry of Women and Child Development, 2007]

There are 17 million child laborers in India [Government of India Census, 2001]

180 out of 581 districts in India have seen primary school enrolments fall [DISE, compiled by NUEPA]

8% of schools still do not have a blackboard [2007 Survey by HRD Ministry, UNICEF and NEUPA]

In just over 4 years, CRY has transformed the lives of more than 80,000 children by supporting 16 not-for-profit organizations all over the world. Thanks to the organization's emphasis on child rights.