Child Rights and You
NGOFeed VerifiedAlso known as: CRY
CRY (Child Rights and You) is dedicated to ensuring a happy and secure childhood for underprivileged children by safeguarding their rights to education, healthcare, protection, and freedom from violence and exploitation. It addresses critical issues like child labour, malnutrition, child marriage, trafficking, poverty, and gender inequality while striving to reduce discrimination against girls. Through research-driven interventions and advocacy, CRY works on projects focused on education, safety, health, and participation, aiming to address systemic issues and empower children and women to improve their lives and advocate for their rights.
About Us
CRY strives to secure the fundamental rights of children to enjoy a happy childhood, which encompasses the opportunity to live, learn, grow, and play. Its mission is to safeguard the well-being of children, ensuring they have access to free and high-quality education, primary healthcare, and protection from violence, abuse, and exploitation. Furthermore, it endeavours to reduce the incidence of malnutrition in children and empower them to raise their voices on issues that impact their lives. The organisation's key areas of focus include child labour, gender discrimination against girls, poverty, malnutrition, education, child marriage, child trafficking, and gender inequality. CRY also conducts extensive research to identify the underlying causes of issues such as child labour, poverty, and gender discrimination against girls. By understanding these root causes, it attempts to design effective interventions to address these issues and improve the lives of children. Therefore, CRY's work towards protecting children's rights includes conducting research to inform its programmes and advocate for systemic change.
Vision & Mission
Our Vision
Our Vision- A happy, healthy and creative child whose rights are protected and honoured in a society that is built on respect for dignity, justice and equity for all.
Our Mission
Our mission is to To enable people to take responsibility for the situation of the deprived Indian child and so motivate them to seek resolution through individual and collective action thereby enabling children to realise their full potential. Mobilising Potential To make people discover their potential for action and change Inspiring Collective Action To enable peoples’ collectives and movements encompassing diverse segments, to pledge their particular strengths, working in partnership to secure, protect and honour the rights of India’s children.
Focus Areas
Our Programs
Education Programmes
The Education Programmes operate across 20 states in India, focusing on early childhood education, school readiness, and improved learning outcomes. Education is not just a fundamental right—it is the foundation for a child's overall growth and future opportunities. Through this initiative, we aim to: ✔ Enhance early childhood education, ensuring children are school-ready. ✔ Improve learning outcomes by providing quality education, teacher training, and student support. ✔ Promote inclusive education, ensuring children from marginalized communities have equal learning opportunities. ✔ Strengthen school infrastructure and create child-friendly learning environments. By advocating for the right to education and right to development, we strive to bridge educational gaps and create pathways for lifelong learning.
Impact / Milestones
Key Milestones & Achievements
- Across 19 states and 80 critical districts, our relentless efforts have made a lasting impact on children's lives, ensuring their right to education, health, and protection.
- 📌 Transforming Lives, One Step at a Time:
- ✅ 6.61 lakh children benefited from interventions in Health, Education, Protection, and Participation.
- ✅ 1.46 lakh children aged 6-18 years successfully enrolled in schools, securing their right to education.
- ✅ 7,582 children rescued from child marriage, child labor, and trafficking, safeguarding their future.
- ✅ 9,652 infants (under 1 year) immunized under CRY interventions, ensuring a healthy start in life.
- ✅ 2,176 children (under 5 years) freed from malnutrition, building a foundation for a healthier future.
- These milestones reflect our unwavering commitment to empowering children, protecting their rights, and shaping a better tomorrow. 🚀✨
Honors & Recognitions
- Awarded to Puja Marwaha, CEO – CRY, For Social Innovation (2018) Best Multi-Channel Campaign For A Cause (#YellowFellow 2018) Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award for Best CSR Project In Health & Education (2014)
Registration & Verification
Our Team
Rajesh Jaykrishan Patel
Trustee
Ratan Jamshedji Batliboi
Chairman
Rajni Bakshi
Trustee
Praveen Purushottam Kadle
Treasurer
Ritu Priya Mehrotra
Trustee
Bahram Navroz Vakil
Trustee
Pervin Ajit Varma
Trustee
Ritu Priya Mehrotra
Trustee
Puja Marwaha
CEO
Location
189/A Anand Estate, Sane Guruji Marg
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400010
India
Mumbai, Maharashtra
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